Toner Cartridges, Components: ITC Issues General Exclusion Order, 100% Bond

September 30, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|AD/CV - Patent

On September 27, 2011, the International Trade Commission issued a general exclusion order and cease and desist orders in its section 337 patent-based investigation of certain toner cartridges and components thereof (337-TA-740). The general exclusion order prohibits the unlicensed entry of toner cartridges and components thereof that infringe one or more specified patent claims. The cease and desist orders are directed to the listed defaulting respondents.¹ The bond during the 60-day Presidential review period is set at 100%.

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¹The defaulting respondents include:

E-Toner Mart, Inc. of South El Monte, CA;
Alpha Image Tech of South El Monte, CA;
Copy Technologies, Inc. of Atlanta, GA;
Laser Toner Technology, Inc. of Atlanta, GA;
C&R Service, Incorporated of Corinth, TX;
ACM Technologies, Inc. of Corona, CA;
Chung Pal Shin (d/b/a Ink Master) of Cerritos, CA;
Direct Billing International Incorporated (d/b/a Office Supply Outfitter and d/b/a The Ribbon Connection) of Carlsbad, CA;
Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC (d/b/a Ink Technologies LLC) of Dayton, OH;
Quality Cartridges Inc. of Brooklyn, NY;
IJSS Inc. (d/b/a TonerZone.com Inc. and Inkjet Superstore) of Los Angeles, CA;
Acecom Inc. -- San Antonio (d/b/a Inksell.com) of San Antonio, TX;
Ninestar Technology Company, Ltd. of Piscataway, NJ;
Ziprint Image Corporation of Walnut, CA;
Nano Pacific Corporation of South San Francisco, CA;
Nectron International, Inc. of Sugarland, TX;
Ninestar Image Co. Ltd., (a/k/a Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd.) of Guangdong, China;
Ninestar Image Int’l, Ltd. of Guangdong, China; and
Seine Image International Co. Ltd. of New Territories, Hong Kong.

(See notice for details of the orders. See ITT’s Online Archives 10100719 for summary of the institution of this patent investigation.)

ITC contact - Megan M. Valentine (202) 708-2301

(FR Pub 09/30/11, Inv. No. 337-TA-740)