The largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components is “pleased” to see the OEM protecting its IP.
The case in the USA was filed on 6 October in the United States District Court of Northern District of California, and accuses Ninestar Image Tech Ltd., (Ninestar China) Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd. (Ninestar USA) and Apex Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Apex) of infringing the following HP patents: 6,089,687 (the 687 patent), 6,264,301 (the 301 patent) and 6,454,381 (the 381 patent). All three patents apply to HP’s inkjet printer cartridges.
The Recycler reported on the case earlier this week, and has received a response from Apex Microelectronics (which you can view in the original article). Static Control’s comment on the case follows: “We are pleased to see the continuous actions of the OEMs protecting their IP. The low cost, illegitimate ‘copycat’ cartridges are bad for the environment, eat away at market share and erode margins.
“Actions like these are good for the OEM and create great opportunities for legitimate remanufacturers. Static Control has always respected the OEM in our support of legitimate remanufacturers. We refuse to sell to clone/copycat manufacturers and have remained vigilant in our pro-IP stance.”