Epson Targets Counterfeit Cartridges
Counterfit Cartridges
Well it looks like those counterfitters have now made it to the inkjet market. Yup they are packaging thier Non OEM cartridges to resemble the real macoy.As a result Epson Australia is following through to deter counterfeit copies and patent infringements of the ink and cartridge technology used in Epson inkjet printers
In Australia and New Zealand Epson employs private investigators to trace sales of possible counterfeit cartridges and help prosecute offenders.
Imported Non Genuine Cartridges
Epson is also looking at imported non-genuine cartridges being sold as compatible with Epson printers to see if they violate any of Epson’s patents. This follows Epson’s successful actions on patent infringements internationally.
In the latest of a series of international actions, Epson has entered settlement agreements in a patent infringement action pending with the U.S. International Trade Commission and similar lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court in Oregon, with five suppliers of aftermarket printer supplies and their related companies.
Among the settling defendants are three major manufacturers of aftermarket printer supplies: Artech GMBH of Germany, Ink Lab Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, and InkTec Co. Ltd. of Korea, as well as two major U.S. distributors of aftermarket printer supplies: Inkjetwarehouse.com Inc. of Connecticut, and Rhinotek Computer Products Inc. of California.
As part of the District Court settlements and proposed ITC consent orders, each of the defendants has acknowledged the validity and infringement of at least 10 Epson patents and agreed to cease importing a wide range of infringing cartridges for Epson desktop inkjet printers.
Well it looks like those counterfitters have now made it to the inkjet market. Yup they are packaging thier Non OEM cartridges to resemble the real macoy.As a result Epson Australia is following through to deter counterfeit copies and patent infringements of the ink and cartridge technology used in Epson inkjet printers
In Australia and New Zealand Epson employs private investigators to trace sales of possible counterfeit cartridges and help prosecute offenders.
Imported Non Genuine Cartridges
Epson is also looking at imported non-genuine cartridges being sold as compatible with Epson printers to see if they violate any of Epson’s patents. This follows Epson’s successful actions on patent infringements internationally.
In the latest of a series of international actions, Epson has entered settlement agreements in a patent infringement action pending with the U.S. International Trade Commission and similar lawsuits pending in the U.S. District Court in Oregon, with five suppliers of aftermarket printer supplies and their related companies.
Among the settling defendants are three major manufacturers of aftermarket printer supplies: Artech GMBH of Germany, Ink Lab Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, and InkTec Co. Ltd. of Korea, as well as two major U.S. distributors of aftermarket printer supplies: Inkjetwarehouse.com Inc. of Connecticut, and Rhinotek Computer Products Inc. of California.
As part of the District Court settlements and proposed ITC consent orders, each of the defendants has acknowledged the validity and infringement of at least 10 Epson patents and agreed to cease importing a wide range of infringing cartridges for Epson desktop inkjet printers.
Labels: aftermarket printer supplies, Artech, Counterfeit Cartridges, Epson patents, Ink Lab, Inkjetwarehouse, InkTec, Non OEM cartridges, patent infringements, Rhinotek Computer Products
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