by stefanie | Dec 6, 2018 | Around the Industry
In 2017 in Germany, three men were arrested during police raids which discovered masses of fake Kyocera cartridges that were being refilled and reimported as originals. Now, the Darmstadt Regional Court has jailed several of those responsible and given others...
by stefanie | Dec 4, 2018 | Around the Industry
The OEM is facing a class action lawsuit in the USA, brought against the company by a New York resident on behalf of himself and others who have been impacted by Epson’s firmware updates. Legal documents viewed by The Recycler reveal that New York resident, Steven...
by stefanie | Nov 30, 2018 | World Focus
Could the recent ruling by the German Federal Supreme Court regarding refilling containers that bear the original manufacturer’s trademark have significant ramifications for refillers and remanufacturers? As Lexology reports, the German Federal Supreme Court has found...
by stefanie | Nov 30, 2018 | Around the Industry
The Bundeskartellamt has initiated an abuse proceeding against Amazon to examine its terms of business and practices towards sellers on its German marketplace amazon.de. Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt, states: “Amazon...
by stefanie | Nov 5, 2018 | Around the Industry
In April this year, five men were charged with 63 counts of fraud and attempted fraud against the OEM; now two of the defendants have pleaded guilty, with two more still facing charges. As the Democrat & Chronicle reports, Kyle Haynes and Bryan Day have both...
