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Latest Epson Lawsuit Accuses Four of Patent Infringement
June
2007 Epson filed a patent infringement lawsuit on in the U.S. District
Court in Portland, Ore., against a large wholesale distributor and
three internet retailers of ink cartridges. The complaint, filed by
Epson Portland Inc., Epson America Inc., and Seiko Epson Corp. alleges
that these four companies infringe a total of 18 patents that cover
cartridges for Epson’s desktop and large-format inkjet printers. Epson
seeks both permanent injunctions against continuing infringements and
compensatory damages.The wholesale distributor of printer
supplies named in the suit is Cartridges Are Us Inc. dba
cartridgesareus.com of Ithaca, Mich. The internet retailers are:
E-Babylon Corp. dba 123inkjets.com, a,subsidiary of Valueclick Inc. of
Westlake Village, Calif.; Linkyo Corp. dba supermediastore.com of City
of Industry, Calif.; and PrintPal Inc. dba printpal.com of Medford, Ore.“Epson
will continue taking enforcement action at whateverlevel of
distribution may be required to prevent unfair competition,”said Liz
Leung, Epson America’s Director of Supplies Marketing. “We have
observed that some resellers are still trying to grow sales without
apparent concern about liability for patent infringement. Resellers
should be mindful that patent infringements can result in very
substantial compensatory damages. We also urge resellers to be
especially cautious regarding claims that cartridges offered to them
are “patent free.” It is easy to make claims that cartridges do not
infringe, but those claims do not provide a defense against damage
claims for the resale of infringing cartridges.”
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