The company and subsidiaries have settled in both the USITC and District Court cases in the USA.
Print-Rite announced that its group of companies had “been working closely with Canon to resolve the ITC investigation and the District Court Case” that alleged “infringement of Canon’s patents”, with the group comprising Print-Rite N.A. Inc.; Union Technology International (Macao Commercial Offshore) Company Ltd; Print-Rite Unicorn Image Products Company Ltd; Innotex Precision Ltd; and Print-Rite Holdings.
The company added that it was “pleased to announce that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Canon” that “resolves both the ITC investigation and the District Court case”, with this entailing the company “finalising its plans for introduction of redesigned cartridges that avoid Canon’s patents”, and Print-Rite “will inform our customers as soon as the new cartridges are available for sale”.
The company stated: “Print-Rite has been awarded numerous patents for its innovations and has over 2,200 patents and pending applications worldwide and remains committed to continued investments to benefit and protect its customers.”
The USITC case recently saw some of the defendants group together to question a decision by both the USITC and Canon concerning defaulting companies; whilst Grand Image recently settled in the District Court case.