HP Files Unfair Competition Lawsuit Against Pelikan
June
2007- HP yesturday announced that its German subsidiary,
Hewlett-Packard GmbH, has filed a second lawsuit against Pelikan
Hardcopy Deutschland GmbH, in which it alleges misleading
advertising.The first lawsuit, alleging patent infringement, seeks to
prevent Pelikan from selling color inkjet print cartridges that
infringe HP patents.
This new lawsuit, filed in Cologne District
Court, alleges unfair competition violations by Pelikan and relates to
the packaging of Pelikan-branded color inkjet print cartridges sold as
H06 and H08. The packaging for these cartridges describes the
cartridges as “remanufactured.” Tests by HP indicate, however, that
certain of the products sold in this packaging are apparently new, as
opposed to remanufactured, products.
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revenue totaling $97.1 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended April
30, 2007.