After $17m award Epson Continues Vigorous Defence Of Its Intellectual Property In The U.S. Courts

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Epson has been awarded a $17 million (€15.33 million) judgement in their ink patent infringement case against InkJet2U LLC and Worf Corporation.

Epson announced that Epson America, Inc., Epson Portland Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. obtained a $17 million default judgment against InkJet2U LLC and Worf Corporation, for selling millions of cartridges that infringed Epson patents on Amazon and eBay marketplaces.

Epson also filed two new patent infringement complaints last week against Straightouttaink, LP and its general partner, Nahn Ho, and against Vintrick Inc and its president, Xiaodong Hu.

Epson’s press release explains that Straightouttaink sells on eBay and its own website, and Vintrick sells on Amazon, eBay, and Newegg.

The complaints allege infringement of claims from U.S. Patent 6,955,422, U.S. Patent 8,794,749, and U.S. Patent 8,454,116. These patent claims were previously adjudicated in well-publicized actions filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”), resulting in two General Exclusion Orders barring the importation of all newly built and remanufactured cartridges that infringe the claims.

These two additional lawsuits underscore Epson’s continued commitment to promoting fair competition, particularly on internet marketplaces, the company stated.

Epson said its concerted campaign is focused on protecting its intellectual property and ensuring that legitimate resellers can compete fairly for sales of printer supplies for Epson printers.