Printer Supplies Technology Limited and European Cartridge Warehouse Limited have seen their attempts to be struck off suspended due to an objection.
The Royal Courts of Justice, where the UK High Court is based
The two companies, run by Peter Lui and based in Warrington, England, were named in Canon’s patent infringement action announced in July, with the OEM claiming both companies infringed its European patent (UK) number 2 087 407 by importing and selling “certain toner cartridges for use in various models of Hewlett-Packard laser beam printers”.
The case is set to take place in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and in August the two companies filed for dissolution with the UK’s Companies House company registration office, using a ‘Striking off application’. In the text of a ‘Striking off application’, Companies House notes a business using the form “has applied to the Registrar to be struck off the Register and dissolved”, with all “remaining assets” of any company that is dissolved “passed to the Crown”.
Both applications were received, but both companies have now received a ‘Striking off action suspended’ notice, which states: “Action pursuant to Section 1003 of the Companies Act 2006 for the striking off and dissolution of the above company has been suspended as an objection has been received by the Registrar.”
The case related to the same patent mentioned in cases begun against companies across Europe throughout 2014: including Seine and Aster in the Netherlands; KMP and wta as well as tintenalarm.de in Germany; and Zephyr SAS and Aster in France.