HP RESOLVES INK CARTRIDGES INFRINGEMENT WITH NINESTAR

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HP Resolves Ink Cartridge Patent Infringement with Ninestar
Mar 
2009 HP  today announced that it has resolved patent violation issues
with China-based Ninestar Image Co., Ltd. relating to HP 02 and HP 14
inkjet cartridges.(1) .As part of the settlement, Ninestar acknowledges
that HP’s patents are valid and infringed, and has agreed to stop
selling the cartridges in question in the United States and other
countries where HP has corresponding patent rights. Additionally, the
company has agreed to pay HP an undisclosed sum of money.

“HP is
committed to defending its investment in intellectual property and will
continue to vigorously pursue legal enforcement against practices that
do not respect HP’s IP rights,” said Stephen Nigro, senior vice
president, Inkjet and Web Services Business, Imaging and Printing
Group, HP. “We are pleased with the timely resolution of this matter
and will continue to monitor the marketplace for intellectual property
infringements as part of our commitment to worldwide testing and
enforcement efforts.”

This is HP’s second patent violation issue
with Ninestar. In July 2006, HP filed complaints with both the U.S.
District Court and the International Trade Commission for patent
infringement relating to a different set of inkjet cartridges. The
parties reached a settlement in March 2007 in which Ninestar admitted
the validity of HP’s patents and agreed to remove its products from
specified countries.

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March 25, 2009 at 3:46 PM