Canon, the respondents, and the Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII) all recently filed Markman, or claim-construction, briefs in Canon’s Section 337 investigation currently before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). A Markman hearing is scheduled for August 30. This is a crucial pretrial hearing in patent cases during which a judge hears evidence and decides
Ninestar Corporation is slated to announce its first-half 2018 results on August 31. Leading up to this announcement, the company has issued new guidance about its results and information about how the trade war between the United States and China will impact its business. Ninestar has also issued statements shedding more light into past performance
A recent filing in a Section 337 investigation that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is conducting into whether a number of aftermarket supplies firms infringed Canon’s toner cartridge patents (investigation number 337-TA-1106) caught our attention. It indicates that Canon has inspected certain newly redesigned Ninestar cartridges and that Canon is not accusing these cartridges
Sanford, NC-based Static Control Components announced that it has opened a sales office and distribution Center in Mexico City to provide sales, support, and service throughout Mexico. The new facility is located in Miguel Hidalgo Ciudad, about six kilometers west of the heart of Mexico City. While the announcement provided no information about the new
Static Control Components has announced the release of a remanufactured, universal toner cartridge series for a variety of HP’s color laser devices including the LaserJet Enterprise 700 MFP M775 series, the Color LaserJet CP5525 series, and the HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M750 series. The Static Control part numbers are RCCE340AU, RCCE341AU, RCCE342AU, and RCCE343AU. In addition
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,
On June 13, Static Control Components announced that it now has two new authorized resellers in Brazil. The Sanford, NC-based aftermarket imaging solutions provider’s new partners in the country are DGX of São Paulo and Recycle Ware of Campinas. Together, these resellers will enable Static to better support remanufacturers and imaging professionals throughout Brazil. The
On April 28, Ninestar reported its financial results for fiscal 2017, ended December 31, 2017. At the same time, the company also released its results for the first quarter of 2018, ended March 31, 2018. Ninestar is, without question, a much bigger company than it was a year ago. In 2016, Ninestar, then called Apex
On April 30, Sanford, NC-based Static Control Components announced that it has opened a new distribution center in Wilmer, TX, just outside Dallas. The new facility allows one-day delivery to customers in Texas, Oklahoma, and regions of Arkansas, Kansas, and Louisiana. “This new warehouse will help us continue to expand throughout the region. Our ability
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
