U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
OEM announces “successful conclusion” of patent infringement lawsuit in the US against another aftermarket company.
Canon announced that the lawsuit against Nectron International, Inc. concerning “certain toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units sold for use in Canon and Hewlett-Packard laser beam printers” has been concluded in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, after Nectron agreed to a Consent Judgement and Permanent Injunction.
The agreement prohibits Nectron from “making, using, selling and offering for sale in the U.S., and from importing into the U.S., the toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units that Canon accused of infringing its U.S. Patent Nos. 8,135,304, 8,280,278, 8,369,744, 8,433,219, 8,437,669, 8,494,411, 8,565,640, 8,630,564, 8,676,085, 8,676,090, 8,682,215 and 8,688,008”.
The lawsuit was filed by Canon in January against 18 aftermarket companies; with The Recycler reporting that a number of these companies have also agreed to the same Consent Judgement and Permanent Injunction, including Provantage LLC and OnlineTechStores.