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Canon Announces The Resolution Of Two Patent Infringement Lawsuits

Tuesday 19. April 2011 - Canon today announced that the Company approves of the Consent Order that will terminate its U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC") proceeding against 20 Respondents, including Ninestar Image Int'l Ltd. and Zhuhai Seine Technology Co., Ltd. concerning certain toner cartridges and their photosensitive drums sold for use in Canon or Hewlett Packard laser beam printers.

The Consent Order, which was approved on April 8, 2011 and is expected to be entered by the ITC in approximately thirty-days, acknowledges the validity of the involved patent claims, and acknowledges that the Respondents may not import into the U.S. or sell in the U.S. the accused toner cartridges and their photosensitive drums without a license or consent from Canon. Canon has no present intention to grant a license to Ninestar or the other Respondents.
Canon initiated its proceeding to obtain an Order from the ITC prohibiting Ninestar and the other Respondents from importing into the U.S. and selling in the U.S. the accused toner cartridges and their photosensitive drums, which is precisely what the Consent Order shall do.
Canon filed the complaint on June 28, 2010 for infringement of Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 5,903,803 and 6,128,454, against the following twenty (20) Respondents:
Ninestar Image Int’l Ltd.
Ninestar Technology Co., Ltd.
Ninestar Management Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Seine Technology Co., Ltd.
Seine Image Int’l Co., Ltd.
Ninestar Image Co., Ltd.
Ziprint Image Corp.
Nano Pacific Corp.
Ninestar Tech. Co., Ltd.
Town Sky, Inc.
ACM Technologies, Inc.
LD Products, Inc.
Printer Essentials.com, Inc.
XSE Group, Inc. d/b/a Image Star
Copy Technologies, Inc.
Red Powers, Inc. d/b/a LaptopTraveller.com
Direct Billing International, Inc. d/b/a OfficeSupplyOutfitters.com
Compu-Imaging, Inc.
EIS Office Solutions, Inc.
123 Refills, Inc.
Throughout the development, sales and marketing process, Canon respects the intellectual property of other companies and individuals and expects these entities to similarly respect Canon’s intellectual property rights. Canon remains committed to pursuing legal enforcement against those who do not respect Canon’s intellectual property.