Canon And Sharp Fold, Strike Deals With Infamous "Patent Trolls"

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Canon And Sharp Fold And Strike Deals With Infamous "Patent Trolls"
New suits show Canon and Sharp have struck deals with infamous "patent trolls."
by Joe Mullin –
While companies like Xerox, Ricoh, Lexmark, and Hewlett-Packard remain at odds with MPHJ, others have apparently struck deals to protect their customers. The new complaints announce that MPHJ won't be going after users of printers or MFPs made by Canon and Sharp since those companies have struck agreements with MPHJ. The complaints read:

    Canon, Inc. has entered into an agreement with MPHJ that includes certain provisions for the benefit of Canon customers. One provision is a covenant-not-to-sue for the  benefit of any company otherwise infringing the Patents, which applies only where all of the scanners or MFPs that are part of any infringing system of that company are Canon Products. On information and belief, this provision is not applicable to Defendant.

 

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January 14, 2014 at 11:31 AM