Greentrees International responds to Canon case

August 28, 2014
The UK-based company has commented on being named by the OEM in its newest IP case in the UK.
The OEM named Badger Office Supplies Ltd. and Inkjet Direct Ltd. alongside Greentrees International for infringement of its EU patent named in a number of other EU-based cases this year, with the action commencing today at the High Court of Justice of England and Wales for infringement of Canon’s patent EP 2 087 407 “by, inter alia, the importation, manufacture and sale of certain toner cartridges for use in various models of Canon and Hewlett-Packard laser beam printers”. The OEM noted that it is seeking “various remedies including an injunction and damages”.
Greentrees International’s statement read as follows: “Today Canon announced legal action against GTI for the infringement of its 407 gear/dongle patent. GTI has been in discussion with Canon for some time to try and resolve this matter in a friendly and reasonable way. GTI fully respects OEM patents.
“Canon understands that GTI has only ever made one sale (four units) of the relevant toners and that was to Canon. These remanufactured toners used the OEM gear and dongle. Canon believes that any remanufactured toners reusing OEM components infringe its 407 patent. In trying to settle this matter Canon insisted that GTI needs to agree that the mere act of assembling an OEM toner infringes its patents, even if each separate component did not infringe its patents.
“GTI has asked Canon to clarify at what point it regards a remanufactured toner to infringe its patents. It asked Canon: ‘Please clarify the level of permitted repair to an OEM empty before it infringes (in your view) the 407 patent. Here are a number of possible scenarios. Please advise whether you regard each as infringing the 407 patent or not. For all options assume the waste hopper is emptied and the hopper cleaned/refilled with new toner.

1. No replacement of any parts.
2. Replacement of a minor part e.g. magnetic roller or wiper blade.
3. Replacement of OPC fitted with a new gear/coupling which avoids infringing the 407 patent
4. Fit OEM gear/coupling from that empty (not another empty) onto a new OPC and the new combined part then assembled into the empty.
5. 2 and 3 together.
6. 2 and 4 together.’

“Canon has been unwilling to answer these questions. We feel it is in the interests of the global remanufacturing community to seek clarity as to the rules regarding remanufactured cartridges. Having only ever made one sale of these cartridges, GTI has stopped sales of the six relevant products without agreeing that it has infringed the 407 patent. GTI continues to respect OEM patents.”

Source: The Recycler

"Cartridge World" issues and difficulties

Cartridge World has been in a rut for some time, and the number of stores has shrunk from around 1,700 to 1,400 or so over the last few years, with most of the store closures in the UK market, which has seen the number of stores shrink from a high of 260 to around 140. Get three Cartridge World people together, and they will have five opinions about the issues and difficulties Cartridge World are facing.

According to Cartridge World Executive Chairman Rod Young, Cartridge World will adopt a “finished-goods model” by producing their own cartridges that can be refilled, and focus on the B2B OEM market rather than the B2C market. What is unclear is if that means Cartridge World are going to sell new OEM or possibly, non-OEM cartridges (clones) that can be refilled or not: time will tell.

Many franchisees have invested a great deal of time and energy over the years developing their stores and remanufacturing expertise, and are now told that “inconsistent product quality, competition and technological advancements” have all impacted on the business. These are all issues the rest of the industry has successfully dealt with. Talk to Static Control about their success with Colour Control, or any of the other vendors to the industry about how to overcome such issues, and the expertise is freely given.

In the UK market an elite group of stores is doing well (despite Cartridge World?), and other stores have prospered, but too many are struggling, and others have closed or just let the franchise agreement lapse. Many ex-franchisees cite a focus on selling franchises rather than supporting franchisees, and feel their experience of running a store does not match the information and expectations they had entering the franchise brand. Operating in a B2B environment does provide a bigger audience, but the competition landscape changes and margins come under pressure. Is there enough margin available for everyone in Cartridge World to buy and sell cartridges competitively and make a good living? What happens to those who are good remanufacturers?

That Cartridge World needs to change has been evident for some time, but in focusing on finished product in the B2B OEM space, they are leaving behind their roots in remanufacturing. The challenge has to be to take all 1,400 franchisees forward with the new brand format at the same time, and without further disenfranchising many hardworking franchisees. I hope the plan works for the hundreds of dedicated and hardworking franchisees who have ploughed time, money and so much effort into making their franchise successful.

Source : The Recycler  issue 257  10 April 2014

Updated HP 301 Ink Cartridges

Introduction Beginning in May 2012, HP is updating the following ink cartridges: HP 61, HP 301, HP 122 and HP 802. The updated ink cartridges are compatible with both current and future printers that use these cartridge numbers. They have been designed in conjunction with future printers to deliver new features. The cartridges available prior to spring 2012 will not be compatible with some printers and All-in-Ones released in 2013. A list of printers compatible with these cartridges will be available in 2013. Do I have the updated cartridges? It is easy to figure out if you have the updated version of these cartridges: If the cartridge is still in the packaging, find the Warranty Ends date on the back of the package. If there is a ‘v1’ several spaces to the right of the date, then the cartridge is the updated version. Figure 1: Cartridge packaging 1 - Warranty Ends date If the cartridge has been removed from the packaging and opened, check the Warranty Ends date on the cartridge. HP 61 and HP 802: if the Warranty Ends date is 2014/04/01 or later, then the cartridge is the updated version. HP 122 and HP 301: if the Warranty Ends date is 2014/07/01 or later, then the cartridge is the updated version. Figure 2: Cartridge 1 - Warranty Ends date

Source : HP official site

Remanufacturing could boost UK economy by $9.2 billion

March 26, 2014
A parliamentary report found that there is “huge potential” for remanufacturing in the UK, but that the government will “need to address barriers”.
Business Green reported on the parliamentary report Remanufacturing towards a resource efficient economy, which argues that the “huge potential” for UK remanufacturing in all industries could add £5.6 billion ($9.2 billion/€6.7 billion) to the UK economy, though it argues that the UK government will “need to address barriers” in the way of implementing remanufacturing and reaping the benefits.
The report, based on an inquiry by former Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman, was said to have noted the UK is currently missing out on “billions of pounds and thousands of skilled jobs” due to the failure to make the most of remanufacturing, with its current value to the economy estimated to be around £2.4 billion ($3.9 billion/€2.8 billion).
The concept of a circular economy, whereby all components of manufactured products are reused and products are designed from conception to be reusable, is also discussed, and the site added that whilst many “high value, durable products […] lend themselves naturally to remanufacturing”, the challenge is “working out how to capture goods […] where the technology changes very quickly”, such as smartphones.
Adding that the concept of remanufacturing has “climbed the political and business agenda in recent years as commodities have become scarcer or more difficult to access”, the report claims that the value of wood, food, textiles, plastics and electronics landfilled each year is around £3.8 billion ($6.2 billion/€4.5 billion), and the government has previously told businesses that they could save around £23 billion ($38 billion/€27.5 billion) a year “through low cost or no cost improvements in resource efficiency”.
Citing machinery manufacturer Caterpillar as a good example of a company utilising remanufacturing, the report also discusses the potential remanufacturing has to “increase skills and create jobs”, citing the US’ position as the largest remanufacturing nation, where remanufacturing grew 15 percent between 2009 and 2011 to be worth around $43 billion (€31 billion), employing around 180,000 people in over 70,000 companies.
In the UK, 47,500 jobs could be created by remanufacturing, according to think tank Green Alliance, with around eight to 20 jobs created for “every thousand tonnes of produce reused or remanufactured”. Remanufacturing’s lower energy and raw material use were also mentioned, with the practise saving more than 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year (around one percent of the emissions from cars), and enough raw materials to fill 155,000 train carriages forming a train 1,100 miles long.
Spelman stated that the UK is “currently missing out on most of the benefits associated with remanufacturing”, and urged the government to do more to exploit its “huge economic and environmental potential […] the renaissance of British manufacturing has created an outstanding opportunity for remanufacturing in the UK. But the full potential has not yet nearly been realised.
“The government must act now to ensure the UK does not lag further behind in the rapidly growing global remanufacturing industry”.
The report also added that the British government should “adopt a clear definition of remanufacturing” through a certified mark for remanufactured products, which would “increase consumer acceptance of the practice and avoid the problem of having to recertify goods for the CE mark”. It concluded in turn that “identifying areas of potential and creating a fund to develop remanufacturing in these areas could also help kickstart the sector”, and creating a centre of excellence for remanufacturing could reduce the costs of training people.

Source: The Recycler

Worldwide hardcopy market sees continued growth in 4Q13

February 20, 2014
Final quarter of last year marked hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market’s continued recovery, with a year-over-year increase in shipments of two percent.
IDC has found that the worldwide HCP market showed growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 (4Q13), with shipments reaching 31.7 million units, while the total shipments for the year declined slightly by 1.6 percent. Positive performance from the laser segment was attributed to the market’s continued growth, with the segment growing 4.5 percent year-over-year in 4Q13 and by 3.6 percent for the full year.
Strong market activity from three of the five top vendors was also noted as a factor for the quarter’s growth, particularly HP and Brother; with HP increasing channel support and becoming more flexible on pricing and incentives and Brother launching several products to expand its presence in the monochrome laser segment.
Strong year-over-year shipment growth was seen in the two largest market regions – Western Europe and Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ), which grew by 5.5 percent and 7.3 percent respectively in 4Q13. In terms of full-year results, APeJ experienced a 1.5 percent year-over-year growth while Western Europe declined slightly by 0.4 percent.
The dominant technology in the HCP market continued to be inkjet, with more than 19.6 million units shipped and a market share of 62 percent; although worldwide inkjet shipments declined 1.1 percent year-over-year in 4Q13 and by 4.9 percent overall in 2013. A solid growth was however seen in the Western European inkjet market, which increased by eight percent during the quarter.
Meanwhile the laser market experienced its third consecutive quarter of growth, with all regions seeing growth except Canada and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) experiencing the most growth during the quarter at 31.5 percent year-over-year; followed by APej at 10.1 percent and the US at 7.5 percent.
Within the laser segment, monochrome devices accounted for 82.3 percent of the market with 8.9 million units shipped, resulting in a year-over-year increase of 5.8 percent in 4Q13 and 3.3 percent for the full year. In terms of the total monochrome device market, monochrome laser printers accounted for 52 percent while MFPs made up the remaining 48 percent during 4Q13.
Colour laser shipments grew 9.4 percent to over 1.9 million units in 4Q13, accounting for a 17.7 percent share in the total laser market. This segment has now experienced three consecutive quarters of growth, contributing to a 5.3 percent year-over-year increase for the whole of 2013. 60 percent of the total colour laser segment was made up by colour laser MFPs in 4Q13.
In terms of vendors, HP remained the market leader with over 12.6 million units shipped – the highest quarterly shipment total since 4Q11 – and a growth of 5.4 percent year-over-year, gaining around two points to a total worldwide market share of nearly 40 percent in 4Q13. The OEM saw growth in five out of eight regional markets and posted a full-year growth of 0.9 percent.
In second place was Canon, which shipped more than 6.5 million units and had a 20.6 percent market share. However, the company saw a decline of 6.2 percent, losing two points of market share and growing in three out of eight regional markets. The OEM finished the year with a growth of 0.4 percent.
This performance was followed by Epson, which took third place, growing 8.6 percent in the quarter with unit shipments reaching 4.9 million. The OEM increased its market share to 15.4 percent, but finished 2013 with a full-year decline of 7.7 percent. It did however experience growth in five out of eight regional markets during the final quarter, with Western Europe and the US Epson’s best-performing regions.
In fourth and fifth rankings were Brother and Samsung, with the former holding a 7.5 percent market share and shipping 2.4 million units, growing 12 percent year-over-year due to its strong growth of 16.7 percent in the laser segment. Brother also grew in all regions but Latin America, and completed the full year with an 8.4 percent year-over-year growth, making it the best-performing vendor in this period.
Samsung meanwhile declined by 8.9 percent in 4Q13 and by 3.5 percent for the full-year, shipping 1.3 million units in 4Q13. The OEM dropped its market share by half a point to 4.1 percent, and while it grew in half of the regions, it was not enough to offset the losses experienced in the other four regional markets.
Commenting on the results, Phuong Hang, Program Director, Worldwide Hardcopy Peripheral Trackers at IDC, said: “2013 was a relatively good year for major hardcopy peripherals vendors as most reported a return to some level of growth. IDC anticipates that the recovery will continue at a slow and steady pace in 2014. Effective sales execution will come from having a comprehensive product portfolio, of course, but more important is being well versed in the language of the customer.”


Source: The Recycler

UTec cartridges now said to comply with HP’s white paper

November 12, 2013
The distributor has announced its chips have been modified in-line with the white paper launched in China in October.

The front cover of HP’s white paper

The company states that chips for both its remanufactured and SmarTact compatible toner cartridges for use in HP machines are now compliant with HP’s white paper, which was discussed in late October, seeing the OEM give instructions on how aftermarket chips can comply with its printer technology.
UTec stated that all of the chips used in its HP products “have […] been successfully modified to display ‘Non-HP Supply installed’”, and added that the chips now “fully comply with the latest requirements” from the OEM. The company added that the modifications “were done prior to the public announcement” of the white paper, and said that its clients and customers “should feel confident that the continued use of our products in these printers is in conformance” with HP.
UTec added in its press release: “As an industry leader in the development of compatible imaging supplies products, UTec is committed to respecting intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and technical know-how, and to selling IP safe products.
“Print-Rite brand products have themselves been awarded numerous patents for their innovations, with patents and pending applications totalling over 2,100 world-wide through September 2013.”
The company spoke at a conference in October about its views on intellectual property, and noted that it has produced anti-counterfeiting trademarks for a line of its compatible toner cartridges.

Source: The Recycler

Eνημερωμένες εκδόσεις των δοχείων 364

Εισαγωγή

Από το Σεπτέμβριο 2010, η HP ενημερώνει τα δοχεία μελάνης με αυτούς τους αριθμούς: 564, 364, 178 και 862. Οι ενημερωμένες εκδόσεις των δοχείων μελάνης είναι συμβατές με τους υφιστάμενους και μελλοντικούς εκτυπωτές που χρησιμοποιούν αυτούς τους αριθμούς επιλεξιμότητας. Σχεδιάστηκαν με γνώμονα τους μελλοντικούς εκτυπωτές για την παροχή νέων δυνατοτήτων και θα διαφέρουν από τα προηγούμενα δοχεία ως εξής:

Η απόδοση σελίδων της ενημερωμένης έκδοσης του δοχείου μαύρης μελάνης XL θα μειωθεί, όπως και η τιμή* διάθεσης σύμφωνα με το τρέχον υπολογισμένο κόστος ανά σελίδα που βασίζεται στην απόδοση κατά ISO. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με τις αποδόσεις σελίδων, ανατρέξτε στην ενότητα για τις αποδόσεις σελίδων στη διεύθυνση hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies .
Ο κορμός της ενημερωμένης έκδοσης του δοχείου μαύρης μελάνης XL είναι μικρότερος από τον κορμό του προηγούμενου δοχείου μαύρης μελάνης XL. Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες, κάντε κλικ σε αυτή τη σύνδεση Νέο μικρότερο σώμα για τα δοχεία μαύρης μελάνης HP 178, 364, 564 και 862 XL (c02750681) (στα αγγλικά).

Τα δοχεία που είχαν κατασκευαστεί και κυκλοφορήσει πριν το Σεπτέμβριο 2010 δεν θα είναι συμβατά με τους παρακάτω εκτυπωτές και συσκευές all-in-one (δεν διατίθεται σε όλες τις χώρες):

Εκτυπωτής HP Photosmart 5510 e-All-in-One - B111 series
Εκτυπωτής HP Photosmart 6510 e-All-in-One - B211 series
Εκτυπωτής HP Deskjet 3070A e-All-in-One - B611 series

Τι πρέπει να κάνω;

Αν χρησιμοποιείτε έναν από τους εκτυπωτές που αναφέρονται παραπάνω και εμφανιστεί το μήνυμα σφάλματος Μη συμβατό δοχείο παλαιότερης γενιάς , κάντε κλικ σε αυτή τη σύνδεση: Μήνυμα "Μη συμβατό δοχείο παλαιότερης γενιάς" (c02534494) (στα αγγλικά) για περισσότερες πληροφορίες.

Διαφορετικά, απλά συνεχίστε να αγοράζετε και να χρησιμοποιείτε τον αριθμό δοχείου που είναι συμβατό με τον εκτυπωτή σας. Τα ενημερωμένα δοχεία είναι συμβατά με όλους τους εκτυπωτές.

Έχω τις ενημερωμένες εκδόσεις των δοχείων;

Μπορείτε να βρείτε εύκολα αν έχετε την ενημερωμένη έκδοση αυτών των δοχείων:

Αν το δοχείο βρίσκεται ακόμα μέσα στη συσκευασία: Δοχεία εκτός από μαύρης μελάνης XL : βρείτε την ημερομηνία λήξης της εγγύησης στο πίσω μέρος της συσκευασίας. Αν υπάρχει η ένδειξη "v1" στα δεξιά της ημερομηνίας, το δοχείο είναι η ενημερωμένη έκδοση. Αν δεν υπάρχει το "v1", ανατρέξτε στην ημερομηνία λήξης της εγγύησης. Αν η ημερομηνία είναι Σεπτέμβριος 2012 ή αργότερα, το δοχείο είναι η ενημερωμένη έκδοση. Δοχεία μαύρης μελάνης XL: βρείτε τον αριθμό πώλησης προϊόντος στο κάτω μέρος της συσκευασίας. Αν το δοχείο μαύρης μελάνης XL διαθέτει αριθμό πώλησης προϊόντος που αρχίζει με "CN684", το δοχείο είναι η ενημερωμένη έκδοση.

Εικόνα 1: Συσκευασία δοχείου 1 - Ημερομηνία λήξης εγγύησης 1 - Κωδικός πώλησης προϊόντος

Αν έχετε βγάλει το δοχείο από τη συσκευασία και το έχετε ανοίξει, ελέγξτε τον αριθμό προϊόντος στο κάτω μέρος του δοχείου. Αν ξεκινάει με CN680, CN681, CN682, CN683, CN684, CN685, CN686, CN687, CR276 ή CR277, το δοχείο είναι η ενημερωμένη έκδοση. ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ:Ο κωδικός προϊόντος στο κάτω μέρος του δοχείου δεν θα αντιστοιχεί στον κωδικό πώλησης προϊόντος στη συσκευασία, εκτός για το δοχείο μαύρης μελάνης XL.

Εικόνα 2: Τύπος δοχείου 1 - Αριθμός προϊόντος

*βασίζεται στην προτεινόμενη τιμή λιανικής του κατασκευαστή, οι πραγματικές τιμές μπορεί να διαφέρουν.

Πηγή:  www1.hp.com

HP Officejet Pro X Printers with HP PageWide Technology

HP Officejet Pro X Printers with HP PageWide Technology

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Η Static Control προειδοποιεί: Μην αφήσετε τη Lexmark να ‘’σκοτώσει’’ την επιχείρησή σας.

Η Static Control Components έχει διανείμει   έντυπες οδηγίες στους πελάτες της  που τους ωθούν στο  να λάβουν μέτρα   ενάντια στις ενημερώσεις, μέσω του διαδικτύου,  του firmware των εκτυπωτών Lexmark    και προειδοποιούν ότι διαφορετικά  θα μπορούσαν να χάσουν τους πελάτες τους «μέσα σε μια νύχτα».

Οι οδηγίες  προειδοποιούν ενάντια στις ενημερώσεις που μπορούν να αποκλείσουν  τη χρήση  συμβατών η ανακατασκευασμένων κασετών   Inkjet και   Laser για εκτυπωτές Lexmark, Dell και ΙΒΜ .

Πηγή : The Recycler