The OEM has concluded the suit with the US-based company in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Canon announced the “successful conclusion” of its IP lawsuit against Grand Image Inc. in its IP case at the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which the OEM began against a number of aftermarket companies in January this year.
The case, which also splintered off into a USITC (United States International Trade Commission) case in May, concerned infringement of “certain toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units sold for use in Canon and Hewlett-Packard laser beam printers”, with Grand Image Inc., which also “does business” under the name INK4S, agreeing to a Consent Judgement and Permanent Injunction.
The judgement and injunction prohibit the company from “making, using, selling and offering for sale in the US, and from importing into the US, the toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units that Canon accused of infringing its US [patents]”, including numbers 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 OEM’s usual statement was also released, noting that “throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of other companies and individuals and expects others to similarly respect Canon’s intellectual property rights. Canon remains committed to pursuing legal enforcement against those who do not respect Canon’s intellectual property”.
Other companies that had previously settled in the Southern District of New York, including Acecom, Green Project, and Do It Wiser along with OnlineTechStores and Printronic, were found in default in the USITC case earlier this month, prompting the unexpected questioning of the commission’s order by a wide range of existing defendants in the case earlier this week.