On April 12, 2018, the office products industry finally learned what many had long predicted; that Essendant and SP Richards had agreed to merge their businesses into a single entity with a combined $7 billion in annual sales. Most were probably not...
Subsequent to Canon's announcement on March 2, 2018 that it had filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission alleging patent infringement by 49 manufacturers, distributors, and resellers on certain laser cartridges used in...
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There are similarities between the 2014 ('918) ITC investigation and the new 2018 ('1106) ITC investigation as both involve the dongle gear assembly used in certain Canon original and aftermarket alternative laser cartridges. The new complaint from...
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Market exclusivity obtained through patent protection can lead to significant economic benefits because the inventor is provided with a monopoly over the invention for the 20 year period of the patent protection. Maximizing the scope of patent...
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On Friday March 2, 2018 Canon Inc. issued an announcement stating it had filed complaints with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against 49 manufacturers, distributors, and resellers of toner cartridges and photosensitive drum...
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We think it's fair to speculate that most observers outside of Xerox (maybe many inside as well) are skeptical the proposed business combination with Fuji Xerox will be likely to make a difference. We previously formulated the argument that the new...
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In part one of our assessment of the Xerox / Fuji Xerox deal, we asked the question whether or not the combination would be likely to make a difference. More specifically, what we meant was whether or not it would be likely to result in a single,...
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