ITC Votes to Institute Patent Investigation Brought by Canon on Certain Toner Cartridges
The International Trade Commission has voted to institute an investigation of certain toner cartridges and components thereof. The products at issue in this investigation are replaceable toner cartridges for use in laser beam printers and other laser printing machines, and photosensitive drums contained in such cartridges (337-TA-829).
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The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Canon, Inc., of Japan; Canon U.S.A., Inc., of Lake Success, NY; and Canon Virginia, Inc., of Newport News, VA, on January 23, 2012. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the U.S. and sale of certain toner cartridges and components thereof that infringe patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the ITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The ITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
- Clover Holdings, Inc., of Hoffman Estates, IL;
- Clover Technologies Group, LLC, d/b/a Depot International, f/k/a Depot America, f/k/a Image1 Products, of Ottawa, IL;
- Clover Vietnam Co., Ltd., of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam;
- Dataproducts USA, LLC, of Thousand Oaks, CA;
- Dataproducts Imaging Solutions S.A. de C.V. of Mexicali, BC;
- CAU, Inc., d/b/a Cartridges Are Us of Ithaca, MI;
- Shanghai Orink Infotech International Co., Ltd., of China;
- Orink Infotech International Co., Ltd., of Hong Kong;
- Zhuhai Rich Imaging Technology Co., Ltd., of China;
- Standard Image Co., Ltd., a/k/a Shanghai Orink Co., Ltd., of China;
- Zhuhai National Resources & Jingjie Imaging Products Co., Ltd., d/b/a Huebon Co., Limited, d/b/a Ink-Tank, of China;
- Standard Image USA, Inc., d/b/a Imaging Standard Inc. of Santa Ana, CA;
- Printronic Corporation, d/b/a Printronic.com, d/b/a InkSmile.com, of Santa Ana, CA;
- Nukote, Inc., of Plano, TX;
- Nukote Internacional de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., of Mexico;
- Acecom, Inc. - San Antonio d/b/a InkSell.com, of San Antonio, TX;
- Atman, Inc., d/b/a pcRUSH.com, of El Segundo, CA;
- Dexxxon Digital Storage, Inc., of Lewis Center, OH;
- Discount Office Items, Inc., of Columbus, WI;
- Deal Express LLC d/b/a Discount Office Items of Columbus, WI;
- Do It Wiser LLC d/b/a Image Toner of Marietta, GA;
- E-Max Group, Inc., d/b/a Databazaar.com of Miramar, FL;
- Green Project, Inc., of Hacienda Heights, CA;
- GreenLine Paper Company, Inc., of York, PA;
- IJSS Inc., d/b/a TonerZone.com, d/b/a InkJetSuperstore.com of Los Angeles, CA;
- Imaging Resources, LLC, of Chatsworth, CA;
- Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC, of Dayton, OH;
- Myriad Greeyn LLC of Virginia Beach, VA;
- Office World, Inc., of Eugene, OR;
- OfficeWorld.com, Inc., of Eugene, OR;
- OnlineTechStores.com, Inc., d/b/a SuppliesOutlet.com of Reno, NV;
- SupplyBuy.com, Inc., of Nashville, TN;
- Virtual Imaging Products Inc. of Canada; and
- Zinyaw LLC d/b/a TonerPirate.com, of Houston, TX.
(Subsequent Federal Register notice (FR Pub 02/27/12) available here, and corrected for typo (FR Pub 02/29/12) here.)