History would appear to be repeating itself. The final active respondents in Canon’s “dongle gear” toner cartridge investigation currently before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) have settled with the OEM, and the parties jointly filed a motion asking for the hearing that was supposed to get underway on February 18 to be suspended. That
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold its hearing in Canon’s toner cartridge patent-infringement complaint from February 18 to 24. With the hearing so close, some additional respondents/defendants have come to terms with the OEM, including Calabasas, CA-based remanufacturer International Laser Group (ILG) and two interrelated Midland Parks, NJ-based firms, American Internet Holdings and
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that it will conduct the investigation requested by Epson in the complaint it filed on December 23. A January 21 notice stated that, having considered the complaint, the ITC ordered on January 20 that it will institute an investigation to determine whether section 337 of the Tariff
Less than a month into the new year U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has already been active in the enforcement of general exclusion orders (GEOs) issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). On January 16, CBP denied entry into the country of consumables barred by two different GEOs. One of the seizure and
Seiko Epson along with Epson America and Epson Portland filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on December 23. The OEM alleges 19 third-party supplies vendors violated five patents issued to Seiko Epson over the past two years for technologies used in its ink tanks. The complaint requests that the commission investigate
On December 27, Aster Graphics announced it had reached a global settlement with Canon regarding the alleged infringement of certain Canon patents. The settlement covers cases pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands, and the Paris First Instance Court. Aster
Earlier this week we reported on Print-Rite’s announcement of PR-2 drum gear, a product the company says is a solution to the question of whether a photosensitive drum including an OEM “dongle” gear and third-party sleeve constitutes permissible repair (see “Print-Rite Says PR-2 Gear Leaves Door Open for Remanufactured Cartridges”). Print-Rite has now released further
On December 10, Union Technology (UTec), the global master distributor of Print-Rite products, announced the PR-2 drum gear, a product it says is a solution to the question of whether a photosensitive drum including an OEM “dongle” gear and third-party sleeve constitutes permissible repair. The dongle gear, of course, is at the center of Canon’s
When we last updated readers on Canon’s toner cartridge investigation currently before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), we noted that certain filings from Ninestar and some other respondents in the investigation indicate that they will argue that Canon’s patents are invalid and never should have been granted based on the existence of prior art
Canon’s 2014 toner cartridge litigation involves many different countries and different judicial bodies and federal agencies. Earlier today, Actionable Intelligence published an update on the latest in the UK cases and how Canon’s apparent anti-remanufacturing tactics in those cases have the potential to impact the United States (see “Canon Case Taking Anti-Reman Twist in Europe,