Canon Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Pure Color

Canon Granted Preliminary Injunction Against Pure Color

Canon Inc. announced that the District Court Düsseldorf granted a preliminary injunction against Zhuhai Yize E-Commerce Co. Ltd, trading on Amazon as “Pure-color”, as well as against its managing director.The decision has already been served on Defendants in China.

The preliminary injunction is based on the infringement of the German portion of Canon’s European patent EP 1 977 289 B1 relating to a process cartridge. The preliminary injunction, which can be appealed, enjoins Zhuhai Yize E-Commerce Co. Ltd and its managing director from offering and distributing certain laser toner cartridges, via, e.g., www.amazon.de.

The infringing embodiment includes a developing unit moveable relative to the drum unit when receiving force via a force receiving device. The cartridges at issue can replace the OEM cartridge models HP CC530A, HP CC531A, HP CC532A, HP CC533A, HP CF380A, HP CF381A, HP CF382A, HP CF383A, HP CE410X, HP CE411A, HP CE412A and HP CE413A, which are compatible with HP laser beam printers.

Previously, Canon and Doree Supplies B. V. have agreed to resolve their pending patent dispute by signing a settlement agreement.

Doree Supplies, trading as “AppleToner,” and its managing director have accepted a preliminary injunction (docket no. 4a O 95/18) from the District Court Düsseldorf based on the infringement of the German portion of Canon’s European Patent EP 2 087 407 B1 as final and binding between the parties.

Furthermore, Doree Supplies B. V. and its managing director have agreed to refrain from making, offering, putting into circulation and/or importing and/or possessing laser toner cartridges comprising a drum unit with a certain coupling member for use in various models of HP and/or Canon laser beam printers in all countries where EP 2 087 407 B1 is valid and in force and to pay damages for past infringement to Canon.

Further details of the settlement agreement have been kept confidential.

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