Another defendant named in Canon’s new toner cartridge patent-infringement lawsuits in the United States has reached a settlement with the OEM and agreed to a consent judgment and permanent injunction. This week, CLT Computers, Inc. became the third company to agree to settle Canon’s complaint against it in district court, following Print After Print, which
HP is once again speaking out in support of the toner cartridge litigation filed earlier this year in the United States by Canon, HP’s LaserJet printer and LaserJet cartridge manufacturing partner. On February 28, Canon filed complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in federal court against 49 aftermarket supplies manufacturers and sellers
On April 18, Bluedog Distribution Inc. became the second respondent/defendant to settle with Canon. A consent judgment and permanent injunction has been entered against the firm in district court. But even as Bluedog has settled, other firms are readying themselves for a fight. On April 20, ACM Technologies, Arlington Industries, LD Products, Ninestar, Print-Rite, Static
Earlier this month, Print After Print became the first defendant named in Canon’s 2018 dongle litigation in the United States to settle with the OEM and agree to a consent judgment and permanent injunction. But even as one aftermarket supplies reseller has decided not to fight Canon in the courts, other defendants are gearing up
This week, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its third seizure-and-forfeiture order on printer consumables in 2018. The order is particularly interesting because it was directed against Soldcrazy USA, a company with which Epson has ongoing litigation. The ITC issued the seizure-and-forfeiture order on April 9. It says that U.S. Customs and Border Protection
It is early days in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Section 337 investigation into alleged infringement of Canon’s toner cartridge patents by 49 respondents. Since the ITC voted on March 26 to institute the investigation, there have been a few new developments, including the setting of a target date. Background On February 28, along
On March 28, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its second seizure-and-forfeiture order on printer consumables this year. The ITC issues seizure-and-forfeiture orders after U.S. Customs and Border Protection(CBP) catches companies trying to import cartridges or components in violation of the ITC’s exclusion orders. The company issued a seizure-and-forfeiture order on March 28 was
Earlier this month, Clover Imaging Group (CIG) responded to Canon’s recent round of patent-infringement lawsuits with a statement announcing that it was not implicated in the litigation (see “Clover Quick to React to Canon’s Toner Cartridge Lawsuits”). Now, CIG has issued a new statement warning dealers of the dangers of selling cartridges that infringe Canon’s
On March 26, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it has voted to institute a Section 337 investigation entitled, “Certain Toner Cartridges and Components Thereof.” This new Section 337 investigation is, of course, the one requested by Canon when it filed a complaint with the U.S. ITC on February 28 alleging that 49
On March 21, Aster Graphics issued a statement on Canon’s recent toner cartridge patent-infringement lawsuits in the United States, in which it was named as a defendant/respondent (see “Canon Causes Another Cataclysm: OEM Sues Numerous Aftermarket Firms for Patent Infringement”). So far, firms issuing statements on the litigation have included Canon itself and HP, which
