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European Commission dilutes circular economy package?

A leaked draft of the waste rules that form part of the upcoming package suggest a number of countries will be given five extra years to reach the 65 percent recycling target. The document says that “by 2030, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of municipal...

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Canon wins injunction in Shenzhen ASTA case

The South District of New York has issued a permanent injunction prohibiting Shenzhen ASTA from manufacture or sale of the infringing toner cartridges and photosensitive drum units. The District Court’s injunction covers “making, using, selling and offering for sale...

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US magnate buys seven percent of Xerox

US investor Carl Icahn purchased 7.13 percent of Xerox shares, after the company struggled in the third quarter. Xerox posted revenue falls of $4.3 billion (€4 billion) for 3Q2015 compared to 3Q2014, CRN reported. Icahn’s company, Icahn Capital, said it hopes to...

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Santander bank warns of email scam

Fraudsters impersonating as a “senior colleague” from the bank are sending requests to finance departments asking them to transfer money into a fake account. The email is in fact "spoofed" and sent from a forged address, disguising the sender’s true identity, with the...

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China patent applications grow 22 percent

China received 1.876 million in the first three quarters of 2015, 709,000 (37.8 percent) of which were for inventions, up 21.7 percent compared to the figures for the respective quarter of 2014. According to data from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO),...

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Staples and Office Depot offer to transfer corporate contracts

The two companies have offered to transfer $600 million (€558 million) in corporate contracts to US office supplies wholesaler Essendant, in efforts to appease antitrust regulators examining their merger. Retail analyst David Marcotte said that such a deal may be a...

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Kyocera MPS engagement grows

There continues to be a “sizeable opportunity” for growth in the sector, as the OEM remains on course to hit its sign up targets. Moya Kelleher, Systems Integrator and IT channel Sales Manager at Kyocera, said that a lot of print engagement “has become the domain of...

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HP mis-sends personal details

The entire identity of a woman from Georgia, USA, including her income, as well as her children’s identities, appeared on a stranger’s computer, while she view all his. Shannon Sandry says the mistake occurred after she sent her laptop to HP’s repair centre in...

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