Tonernews.com, September 3, 2025. USA
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HP has secured a major legal win against Micro Star Electronics, a Germany-based company selling third-party ink cartridges under the brand “Digital Revolution”. The court ruling now blocks MSE from selling its cheaper cartridges in the European Union due to patent infringement. While this might seem like a typical patent dispute, it’s also part of a bigger battle involving China’s growing role in global supply chains. MSE, despite being based in Germany, relies heavily on Chinese suppliers for essential components like microchips and toner. Companies like Ninestar and Shanghai Yijia—both major players in China—supply many of these parts for third-party cartridges.
HP’s victory is about more than just protecting intellectual property; it’s about defending its market share from affordable alternatives that are increasingly produced through Chinese manufacturing networks. This raises a broader question: Are Western companies like HP simply trying to maintain control over a shrinking market, or are they fighting to survive in the face of a global supply chain driven by China’s manufacturing power?
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