The patent-infringement dispute between Aster Graphics and Static Control over the two companies’ dongle gear design workarounds is now officially over and done. There were signs earlier this year that the two companies were discussing a possible resolution of their claims and counterclaims (see “Aster and Static Control Are Discussing a Possible Settlement”). Last week,
Last month, Aster Graphics and Static Control Components twice asked a district court judge for more time for Static to answer Aster’s amended counterclaims, saying they needed more time to discuss a potential resolution of their claims and counterclaims (see “Aster and Static Control Are Discussing a Possible Settlement”). In our view, a settlement would
Earlier this month when writing about Aster Graphics amending its counterclaims against Static Control Components, we said our gut instinct was that the recent patent-infringement claims filed by Canon against both firms, as well as many others, might spur Aster and Static to settle their dispute (see “Aster Amends Counterclaims against Static Control Components but
In February, Judge David O. Carter of U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled on Static Control Components’ motion to dismiss Aster Graphics’ counterclaims against Static (see “Static Control Sees Partial Success with Motion to Dismiss Aster’s Counterclaims”). It was a mixed decision, with the judge dismissing some of Aster’s counterclaims but
On February 12, a district court judge issued a mixed ruling in the litigation between Static Control Components and Aster Graphics, granting in part Static’s motion to dismiss certain counterclaims Aster made against Static. Still, the judge let some of Aster’s counterclaims stand and denied Static’s request to strike some of Aster’s affirmative defenses. Background
One of the more interesting lawsuits we have been following pits two major aftermarket supplies manufacturers, Static Control Components and Aster Graphics, against each other. The two companies are arguing over their solutions to Canon’s dongle gear toner cartridges, with Static claiming that Aster’s solution infringes a pair of its patents, U.S. patents 9,671,742 B2
The patent-infringement spat between Static Control Component and Aster Graphics has heated up in recent weeks. What had been two separate lawsuits may soon be consolidated into one, Static has filed an amended complaint against Aster, Aster has answered that complaint and filed counterclaims, and Static has filed a motion to dismiss Aster’s counterclaims and
This summer, Aster Graphics filed a lawsuit against Static Control Components seeking a declaratory judgment that it has not infringed a pair of patents originally issued to Ninestar, Static’s parent company (see “Aster Files Suit against Static Control in Brewing Spat over Ninestar Patents”). Aster’s lawsuit was a preemptive move that followed Static Control sending
Late last week, Aster Graphics issued a statement to the Recycler on the lawsuit it filed against Static Control Components and the patent-infringement lawsuit that Static filed against it. Aster filed suit against Static on July 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement (see
Static Control Components has announced that it is suing Aster Graphics for infringing two of its patents relating to dongle-gear designs used in various Canon and HP laser cartridges. The aftermarket components giant filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on July 17, less than two weeks after
