Canon won recycled ink

Jan, 31, Canon won recycle maker Recycle Assist Co.,ltd. at Intellectual Property High Court.

Recycle Assist gathers empty inktanks of Canon, EPSON, HP, and all that, supplies ink and sells them at cheaper price than genuine ones in Japan.

Canon sued Recycle Assist for patent violation.
Tokyo District Court rejected Dec, 8, 2004.
Canon appealed and come-from-behind won.

High Court regard supplying ink to empty inktank as infringement oh the patent, opposite to District Court.
District Court said it was a fixing of inktank.

Recycle Assist says they consider appealing to the Supreme Court.