Digital BW, The Print

MIS believes the Chinese company that produces the clear carts has a valid
patent on its design.  MIS is more worried about a price increase from this
company as the other knock-off competitors get wiped out by Epson.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard
> Nagle
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 6:42 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Epson & Inks ( Major Concern)
> 
> Read this story below:
> so, if Epson is suing companies that make third party inks, for its
> printers,
> is MIS going to be in trouble in the future?
> 
> Would this spell doom for all others as well ?
> I mean, I don¹t want to get hook on a ink, and then its gone forever.
> 
> Regards-
> Rick
> 
> 
> ---
> Epson hits another ink cartridge maker
> By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service
> 
> For the second time this week a manufacturer of Epson-compatible ink
> cartridges
> is taking its products off the market as a result of legal action by Seiko
> Epson
> Corp., the Japanese company said Friday.
> 
> Environmental Business Products Ltd. has stopped importing and supplying
> Epson-compatible printer cartridges as a result of an out of court
> settlement
> between the two companies, Epson said in a statement. Epson had brought
> proceedings against the London company in the U.K. High Court for
> infringement
> of a number of patents and registered designs owned by Epson, the
> statement
> said.
> 
> The company and others like it offer ink cartridges or refills that can be
> used
> in Epson printers and are typically cheaper than those from Epson. For
> printer
> makers the sale of replacement ink is a major source of profit.
> 
> 
> Full Story Here:
> http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/06/17/epson/index.php?pf=1
> 
> 
> 
> FYI:
> Rick
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