Apr 21, 2020
Federal Court Upholds ITC Ruling Against Canon On April 20th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S.
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Federal Court Upholds ITC Ruling Against Canon On April 20th, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S.
This Week in Imaging: Printing Moving to Transactional Documents
This Week in Imaging: Printing Moving to Transactional Documents
While office print volumes continue to gradually decline, one thing that probably won’t decline any time soon is transactional printing.
Transactional printing refers to documents that must be sent/received, often by law. They cover some good things – sales paperwork and legal disclosures for that new car you just purchased – to some not-so-good things – such as a subpoena requiring you to…
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Aster Defamation Case Against Giannetta Settled Aster Graphics Inc. has dismissed its case against Steven Giannetta on October 23rd, with Aster and Giannetta agreeing to settle their claims against each other in a confidential settlement.
Gianetta Responds to Aster Graphics' Defamation Lawsuit
Gianetta Responds to Aster Graphics’ Defamation Lawsuit
In April, we reported how the California-based division of aftermarket third-party toner manufacturer Aster Graphics, which is headquartered in China, filed a lawsuit against Steven Giannetta, alleging that Giannetta “posted numerous false and defamatory articles” about Aster Graphics on the TonerNews.com website and on his LinkedIn account.
Wirth Consulting contacted Gianetta’s attorney,…
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Canon to Appeal ITC Affirmation of No Patent Infringement
Canon to Appeal ITC Affirmation of No Patent Infringement
The legal battle continues between Canon, Ninestar, Static Control, and some other makers of non-OEM toner cartridges and supplies. On May 20th, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a notice affirming the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)’s initial determination granting Ninestar, Static Control, and some other aftermarket toner-cartridge makers motions for summary…
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This Week in Imaging: Office Copier/MFP Revenue Growth Sluggish for Most
This Week in Imaging: Office Copier/MFP Revenue Growth Sluggish for Most
This week, we saw a host of office-imaging companies based in Japan report results for their fiscal years that ended on March 31, 2019. As was the case with U.S.-based Xerox a few week ago, in general, revenue fell or was flat year-over-year, while earnings increased year-over-year. This was true for Ricoh, Sharp, Epson, and Brother.
For Sharp net revenue and operating income for its office…
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Aster Graphics Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Industry News Site
Aster Graphics Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Industry News Site
Last week, we reported how the California-based division of third-party toner-maker Aster Graphics filed a defamation lawsuit against Steven Giannetta and several un-named persons (see Aster Files Libel Lawsuit). Now, this week, Action-Intellreports that Aster Graphics has filed a lawsuit against an industry-news website, TonerNews.com, which published articles written by Giannetta, and which…
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Aster Graphics Files Libel Lawsuit California-based Aster Graphics, which manufactures and distributes third-party printer consumables such as toner cartridges, has filed a libel lawsuit against Steven Giannetta and other un-named persons, alleging that Giannetta "posted numerous false and defamatory articles" about Aster Graphics on the TonerNews.com website and on his LinkedIn account.