epson inkjet cases

Ink Jet Cartridge Defendants Fighting Back

June 09, 2011 18:00

Defendants led by NineStar, the Chinese manufacturer of ink jet cartridge compatible with Epson printers, fired off a series of summary judgment motions attacking several of the Epson patents.  Most of these motions pertain to claim construction whereby NineStar is seeking to have claim terms...

Inkjet Cartridge Defendants Fighting Back

June 09, 2011 18:00

Defendants led by NineStar, the Chinese manufacturer of ink jet cartridges compatible with Epson printers, fired off a series of summary judgment motions attacking several of the Epson patents.  Most of these motions pertain to claim construction whereby NineStar is seeking to have claim terms...

Parties Proceed with Markman Briefing in Epson Inkjet cases

August 03, 2010 01:28

The parties have filed their Markman briefs and supporting declarations in each of the five pending Epson Inkjet Cartridge cases.  The briefs in each of the cases are essentially all the same. Though initially Epson asserted as many as 18 patents against the various...

Construing Claims in the Epson vs Inkjet Cartridge Sellers Cases

March 02, 2010 20:48

The parties have filed a joint claim construction statement in advance of the upcoming Markman hearings.  Previously Epson had reduced the number of asserted patents from eighteen to four: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,622,439 ("the '439 patent"), 5,158,377 ("the '377 patent"),...

Ninestar Strikes Back with Counterclaims in the Epson Inkjet Case

January 25, 2010 19:44

Epson continues to aggressively assert its patents against manufacturers and resellers of inkjet cartridges, but some of the defendants are fighting back. In its Second Amended Answer (pdf), Ninestar - or more precisely Defendants Ninestar Image Co. Ltd. (now known as Ninestar Technology Co.,...