Friday, December 01, 2006
Statement of Claim
Epson is taking US-based e-tailers to court over the sale of generic Epson compatible inkjet cartridges. Epson is pretty confident as it has successfully won cases against some companies in Europe and Asia.
The company filed complaints with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against 24 companies in February of this year. The infractions cited ranged from manufacturing aftermarket ink cartridges to importing ink cartridges from foreign countries for sale in the United States.
Settlements
According to Network World
Of the 24 companies, five have agreed to settle with Epson at both the ITC and district court. A further three companies have agreed with the ITC to stop importing cartridges, but will have their cases heard at the district court. Another eight companies have had default judgments filed against them at the ITC because they failed to respond to the complaint with the time allowed, said Epson. Trials against the remaining companies at the ITC will begin in January.
Dirty Tricks
The tricks that the printer manufacturers have used to get customers tied into buying expensive OEM cartridges (as mentioned earlier) range from giving customers “starter” cartridges with printer purchases or including chips on the cartridges to prevent customers from using generics and of course we can’t forget the ink cartridges that will report empty even though there is still ink left to print.
Buy while you can !
Make sure you stock up on those Third party cartridges. One never knows when they will no longer be available.
Of course you can still shop at www.metawatch.ca for your supplies.
Check out our Epson Compatible cartridge section
Filed under: Industry News | Tagged: Epson Compatible cartridge, Epson sue, ITC, Statement of Claim, Third party cartridges, United States International Trade Commission |
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