Hewlett-Packard Wins Inkjet Print Cartridge Patent Case

2011/10/27

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hewlett-Packard (HP) said on Wednesday that two Taiwan-based companies and a Chinese firm had been found to be infringing on patents held by the US computer giant for inkjet print cartridges.

HP said the US International Trade Commission (USITC) had upheld an initial ruling in HP's favour in June that Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corp., was infringing on HP patents in manufacturing inkjet printheads.

In addition, the USITC ruled that MicroJet Technology Co, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based DB-Tel Inc, and China-based PTC Holdings Ltd are infringing on HP patents in the manufacturing and sale of inkjet print cartridges, HP said.

The USITC has recommended that the items be barred from the United States, the Palo Alto, California-based HP said in a statement.

(Source: www.straitstimes.com)