Epson Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Prominent Replacement Cartridge Manufacturer.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001 Epson has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., against PrintRite Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Dynamic Print USA Inc., its U.S. sales subsidiary. The lawsuit by Seiko Epson Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーエプソン株式会社 Corp., Epson Portland Inc. and Epson America Inc. alleges that replacement ink jet cartridges See inkjet cartridge. for Epson Stylus printers manufactured by PrintRite in China and distributed in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. under the PrintRite and other brand names infringe numerous Epson patents. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Rajeev Mishra, Epson America's Group Manager of Supplies Marketing: "Epson was forced to take this action to protect the company from unfair competition through the continued sales of cartridges that are infringing copies of Epson's patented ink cartridges. Epson has made huge investments in R&D and manufacturing in the United States and elsewhere to produce high quality, patented ink cartridges. This lawsuit is part of Epson's worldwide effort to protect the company and its customers from unfair competition of all sorts, including the sale of patent-infringing ink cartridges under third-party brands, as in this case, and the sale of outright counterfeit ink cartridges sold under the Epson brand, in other cases." About Epson Epson America Inc. markets an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for consumer, business and graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. markets throughout North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Epson Portland Inc. is a manufacturer of genuine Epson ink jet cartridges, printers and other high-quality technology products in the Portland area. Both Epson America and Epson Portland are U.S. subsidiaries of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corp., a global inventor and manufacturer of high quality, innovative products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, reliability, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. |
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