IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2015) — Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS), together with co-plaintiff Toshiba TEC Corporation (TTEC), has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Katun Corporation (Katun) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit, filed on Nov. 25, alleges Katun’s infringement of nine United States patents co-owned by TABS and TTEC related to toner cartridges used in Toshiba-branded multifunction products.
Toshiba is filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Katun to defend its valuable intellectual property rights while protecting its customers from infringing products claiming to be an alternative to Toshiba’s own high-quality products.
“TABS and TTEC have made substantial investments in their innovative and patented technology, which drives the reputation of Toshiba-branded products in the market as a go-to provider of reliable and trusted printing solutions,” said Tom Walter, TABS vice president of distribution and aftermarket sales at Toshiba America Business Solutions. “Despite numerous warnings from TABS and TTEC over the span of several years, Katun has continued to manufacture and sell products that infringe our patents. This lawsuit was a necessary response to Katun’s actions in the marketplace.”
About Toshiba America Business Solutions
Irvine, Calif.-based Toshiba America Business Solutions (“TABS”) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company and the world’s eighth-largest integrated electronics manufacturer.
TABS provides printing, scanning and copying solutions, managed document services and digital signage for businesses of all sizes. The company’s award-winning e-STUDIO™ copiers and printers provide quality performance with the security businesses require. Complementing its hardware offering is a full suite of document workflow, capture and security services including Encompass™, the company’s industry-acclaimed Managed Print Services program. Encompass enables clients to print less and optimize workflow while improving energy efficiency.
TABS’ Ellumina™ digital signage offering includes all of the hardware, software and services needed to implement both static and interactive digital signage installations. TABS provides content creation and management, displays, integration, installation and project management services as well as financing for solutions ranging for a single screen to the biggest arenas and stadiums.
TABS compromises five divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; the International Division; and Toshiba Business Solutions.
About Toshiba TEC Corporation
Toshiba Tec Corporation is a Toshiba Group company, a leading provider of technology solutions, operating across multiple industries – ranging from retail, logistics, manufacturing, and education, to hospitality. For more information please visit http://www.toshibatec.co.jp/en/