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
On April 20, online aftermarket cartridge retailer LD Products announced that it has officially launched its Gold Partner Program for dealers and resellers interested in selling the firm’s Gold Line of color and monochrome toner cartridges, which the company describes as “a new premium quality alternative to expensive OEM and overpriced remanufactured toner products.” LD
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
It appears that Epson may soon add two more settlements to the half dozen it has obtained via the wave of inkjet cartridge patent-infringement lawsuits the OEM filed starting in late 2016. Court filings indicate that Epson is finalizing a settlement agreement withInkJet2U LLC and Worf Corporation, related entities that the OEM sued for patent
On April 11, Aster announced that it has released replacement toner cartridges for Brother monochrome laser printers and MFPs in Europe that use the TN-2410 and TN-2420 toner cartridges. Aster’s replacement cartridges are for use in Brother’s DCP-L2510D, DCP-L2530DW, DCP-L2537DW, DCP-L2550DN, HL-L2310D, HL-L2350DW, HL-L2357DW, HL-L2370DN, HL-L2375DW, MFC-L2710DN, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2730DW, and MFC-L2750DW models, which are A4
On April 9, Clover Imaging Group (CIG) announced that it is now offering remanufactured toner cartridges for Xerox’s Phaser 6022 A4 color LED printer. Xerox launched the Phaser 6022 in 2015 as a replacement for the Phaser 6010 from 2011 (see “Xerox Launches New Toner Cartridges in Low-Priced Color LED Devices”). The Phaser 6022 leverages
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
At Actionable Intelligence, we try to keep the focus on printers and consumables, not politics. But the looming trade war between the United States and China is something we are watching very closely. In this instance, it appears that politics may have a very real and disruptive effect on the printer and supplies market. Tariffs
The Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) has announced that it will host its 2018 conference on counterfeiting and fraud in the imaging supplies industry from September 12 to 14, 2018, at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV. The theme for this year’s event, which marks the 17th time the ISC has held this conference, is “The
Clover Imaging Group (CIG) has announced the availability of remanufactured Brother TN820 toner cartridges. Brother first rolled out the 3,000-page standard-yield TN820 toner cartridge in 2016 in its L5000 and L6000 series of monochrome laser printers and MFPs (see “Brother Updates, Adds to Line of Monochrome Laser Printers and MFPs”). Brother devices that employ this
