HP’s update to the firmware on various HP inkjet devices, which caused many printers to stop accepting third-party ink cartridges starting last week, continues to make waves in the industry. On September 20, LD Products, a big online cartridge reseller based in Long Beach, CA, issued an announcement about the firmware update. As detailed in
Starting on September 13, 2016, reports began circulating that an HP firmware update on OfficeJet and OfficeJet Pro inkjet printers and all-in-ones using the HP 934/935, HP 950/951, and HP 970/971 cartridge families prevented the use of many third-party cartridges. The HP 934 and 934 XL black ink tanks and HP 935 and 935XL cyan,
This past week, we reported news of a recent lawsuit involving the notorious patent troll Shipping and Transit, LLC, based in Boynton Beach, FL, which recently sued Long Beach, CA-based LD Products, an online printer supplies retailer, for allegedly infringing patents covering GPS vehicle tracking or package tracking numbers sent via e-mail (see “LD Products
In the imaging industry, patent trolls typically target printer OEMs, hoping that their deep pockets will mean a hefty settlement. Aftermarket supplies firms run the same risk, particularly now that industry consolidation has created a few behemoth companies. But if nefarious patent troll MPHJ has taught the industry anything, it is that size doesn’t matter
According to a report on the website InternetRetailer.com, LD Products is projecting it will reach $100 million in mostly e-commerce sales in 2015. LD Products also reports that it ships more than 6 million cartridges a year to purchasing organizations and cooperatives such as National Purchasing Partners, BuyBoard, and the Interlocal Purchasing System. The Long
On April 27, office -supply retailer LD Products announced it had opened a fulfillment center in Mountville, PA. The center is the second for the Long Beach, CA-based company and complements its main warehouse in Long Beach. According to the company’s press release, the new location along with carrier optimizations will allow 75 percent of
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,
When Actionable Intelligence last updated readers on Canon’s U.S. toner cartridge complaints before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, we shared some details on Print-Rite’s settlement with Canon, which will end the OEM’s litigation against the aftermarket manufacturer both before the ITC and
Canon has shaken up the third-party toner cartridge industry once again with a new round of patent-infringement litigation against aftermarket toner cartridge manufacturers and resellers. One of the defendants, online reseller Provantage, has already come to terms with the OEM. There have been some other new developments related to other defendants as well. Background
