OEM Warns Remanufacturers

In just days before the passing of the printer cartridge industry's best known champion, Ed Swartz learned that HP had publicly recognised remanufacturing, and named his company, Static Control.

Canon GEO

On June 28, the expected general exclusion order, or GEO, was signed off by the White House to protect Canon's patents in the lucrative US market.

Counterfeiting at New Levels

According to the number of news stories coming through, all the efforts at stopping counterfeiting remains a huge problem across the board.

Growth Returns

Both OEMs and the aftermarket must be rejoicing to see a growth in laser and inkjet sales in the second half of 2013.   

Legal Battles

2013 was no different to previous years, and now many OEMs including Canon, Epson HP, Lexmark, Ricoh and Xerox have won at least one legal action in recent times, and Brother filed their FIRST suit this year.

Going Online

More and more printer cartridges and components are being sold to customers online, than ever before.

What Were the Biggest Stories of 2013?

In this 100th episode, David Gibbons and Virginia Ruan count down the TOP imaging consumables stories for 2013.