LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexmark International, Inc. announced today in a released statement that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against 24 companies engaged in the manufacture, importation and sale of replacement cartridges for various Lexmark laser printers and multifunction devices.
The complaint alleges that these replacement cartridges infringe at least 15 U.S. patents owned by Lexmark. Lexmark is requesting that the ITC issue a general exclusion order banning the importation and sale of patent infringing laser cartridges by any entity.
In addition to the ITC complaint, Lexmark has also filed a related patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the same defendants. The District Court complaint contains allegations similar to those in the ITC complaint and seeks injunctive relief, monetary damages and attorneys’ fees.
The defendants in the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, are listed as follows: Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC d/b/a Ink Technologeis LLC, Ninestar Image Co. Ltd. (a/k/a Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd.), Ninestar Image Int’l, Ltd., Seine Image International Co. Ltd., Ninestar Technology Company, Ltd. Ziprint Image Corporation, Nano Pacific Coproration, IJSS Inc., d/b/a TonerZone.com Inc. and d/b/a Inkjet Superstore, Chung Pal Shin d/b/a/ Ink Master, Nectron International, Inc., Quality Cartridges Inc., Direct Billing International Incorporated d/b/a Office Supply Outfitters and d/b/a The Ribbon Connection, E-Toner Mart, Inc., Alpha Image Tech, ACM Technologies, Inc., Virtual Imaging Products Inc., Acecom Inc. – San Antonio d/b/a Inksell.com, Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd., Huizhou Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd.,Copy Technologies Inc., Laser Toner Technology, Inc., C & R Services, Incorporated, Print-Rite Holdings Ltd., Union Technology Int’l (M.C.O.) Co. Ltd., and John Does 1-20.
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[...] Lexmark Sues Cartridge Importers for Patent Infringement … The complaint alleges that these replacement cartridges infringe at least 15 U.S. patents owned by Lexmark. Lexmark is requesting that the ITC issue a general exclusion order banning the importation and sale of patent infringing laser cartridges by any entity. The defendants in the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, are listed as follows: Ink Technologies Printer Supplies LLC d/b/a Ink Technologeis LLC, Ninestar Image Co. [...]