Then, on Monday, HP filed suit against RhinoTek in California, accusing them of false advertising by using packaging that indicates its refilled HP printer cartridges are new.
While the company stopped short of trying to shut down ink jet refiller companies, analysts claim that HP is losing large chunks of business (and profits) to the these kinds of companies. It is well known that ink jet printers are relatively cheap as manufacturers like HP, Lexmark, and Epson make up for these low prices with sales of ink cartridges. It is reminiscent of many years ago when Gillette gave away safety razors because the real profit was in the sale of the replacement blades.
The ramifications of the InkCycle case could spread beyond the company if it's using ink that other refillers use as well. Violating copyrights is serious and if InkCycle is found guilty, they and other companies may well have to shut down, giving the ink business back to the manufacturers.
In the Rhinotek case, HP asserts that the company's "packaging and promotional materials are calculated to give consumers the impression that defendants' cartridges are new." HP wants a requirement that Rhinotek use the words "used" and "refilled" prominently on its packaging of refilled HP ink cartridges. HP also wants all Rhinotek profits from the time of the alleged deceptive advertisements.
Rhinotek's chairman has sharply criticized HP, asserting that the inkjet cartridge refiller falsely advertises its products as new.
"I think HP is utilizing a bullying tactic," said Gerald Chamales, who also is founder of the 150-employee company in Carson, Calif. "I think consumers are tired of being gouged by what I call the cartel, which is the major printer manufacturers, led by HP, Lexmark and Canon, (and which is) forcing people to not have a choice when it comes to ink and toner cartridges."
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The courts should through this suit out without merit. The defendents in this case should counter file on HP for trying to monoplize the ink cartridge industry and for delibertly ripping of their consumers by putting a kill date on the ink cartridge which is also taking business away from the refiller manufactures.
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These refillers save the ink consumers from being trapped to HP's greedy strategy.
Although not an official legal action, the letter to Cartridge World is part of a broader attempt to crack down on the ink cartridges refill industry.
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