Printer ink makers, vendors settle with Epson
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(InfoWorld) - Seiko Epson has won assurances from a number of manufacturers and importers of ink cartridges that the companies will end their business with Epson-compatible cartridges, it said Tuesday. In February this yearÂ Epson filed a complaintÂ with the U.S. International Trade Commission against 24 companies that manufacture, import, or distribute after-market ink cartridges for sale in the U.S. The complaint sought to ban the companies from importing or selling the cartridges in the U.S. At the same time Epson filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Portland against the same companies seeking damages for the alleged intellectual property infringement. Of the 24 companies, five have agreed to settle with Epson at both the ITC and district court. A further three companies have agreed with the ITC to stop importing cartridges, but will have their cases heard at the district court. Another eight companies have had default judgements filed against them at the ITC because they failed to respond to the complaint with the time allowed, said Epson. Trials against the remaining companies at the ITC will begin in January. The settlements and judgments are the latest in a line of legal victories by Epson against third-party ink-cartridge makers, distributors, and vendors. In June this yearÂ a court in Taiwan barredÂ a local manufacturer of continuous ink supply systems from producing models for Seiko Epson printers after receiving a petition from the Japanese company. A month Epson earlier succeeded in gettingÂ four German online retailersÂ of printer ink cartridges to stop selling a number of third-party ink cartridges designed for use in Epson printers. Printer makers like Epson typically rely on a business model that sees them selling printers at little or no profit, then making money down the line on ink cartridges and other consumable items. Epson sells its own replacement cartridges and licenses a number of companies to make and sell Epson-compatible products. The third-party vendors targeted by Epson have no relationship with the printer-maker and so it doesn't directly gain from any of their business.
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PC maker expanding printer business with new photo printers. Digital cameras also a possibility.
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Printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday it had resolved a patent dispute with China's Ninestar, which HP said had agreed to stop selling ink cartridges related to the dispute in the United States and some other countries.
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Sun Microsystems has settled a patent suit brought by Eastman Kodak relating to Java software, agreeing to license Kodak&#39;s patents for $92m.
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Eastman Kodak Co  and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (MEI)  agreed to settle their patent infringement claims, Kodak said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
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See Em Why Kay Kay Review 5ome cases replacing inkjet cartridges can work out almost as expensive as buying a new printer. What makes one machine stand out from another, aside from operating costs, is print quality - and as an effective home office solution, the Epson Stylus D120 is worth a look.â¦
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D92 inkjet printer proudly presented The newest addition to Epson's entry-level Stylus series, the D92, has been announced. Continuing the theme of this general purpose printer range, it features four-colour delivery up to the size of A4 and print speeds up to 25ppm in black and white and 13ppm in colour.â¦
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HP has a new process in place to recycle its used inkjet printer cartridges.
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Epson's Photo Fine technology promises vivid, crisp colors on digital camera LCDs.
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Kodak is entering the home printing market with a line of printers that use better quality ink developed by the company, saving consumers up to 50 percent on ink costs while allowing them to print the same number of pages.
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(October 7, 2004) - Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their contentious legal dispute over Java programming language, skirting a trial on financial damages that could have brought Kodak more than $1 billion.
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ROCHESTER, NY Eastman Kodak has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sun Microsystems over the damage phase of Kodak&#39;s successful lawsuit regarding Sun&#39;s Java computer programming language.
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The worldâs largest maker of memory chips settled civil charges that it conspired with six other makers of computer chips to fix prices.
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This manufacturing company replaces a lot of large, high-speed printers in the factory and decides to lease instead of buy. One key requirement: They must be PostScript compatible.
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Company joins project designed to bridge rival document formats and thus enable its OpenOffice customers to work with Microsoft Office.
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The big news in digital photography is the explosion of printers designed exclusively for 4-by-6 photos. A comparison of seven printers vying for your business.
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GLEN ALLEN, Va., Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new report from NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the market for electronic inks and related substrate materials used in manufacturing printed electronics is expected to grow to $7.7 billion by 2012.