Facts

Seiko Epson Corporation is in the business of manufacturing and selling a wide variety of industrial and commercial products, including ink cartridges for use with Epson printers. Epson America, Inc. is the North American sales, marketing, and customer service affiliate of Seiko and the exclusive licensee of Epson Patents for distributing in the United States ink cartridges that are covered by Epson Patents. It owns the right, title, and interest in the United States Patents: No. 6,955,422; No. 8,794,749, and No. 8,454,116. The Patents all relate to ink cartridges for printers. Plaintiff brought an action against defendants Autodoormatics and Lee's Collection, alleging that the ink cartridges sold by defendants infringe on the Patents.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended defendants have imported, sold, and offered to sell within the United States certain aftermarket ink cartridges for use with Epson printers that infringe on the Patents. Plaintiff contended defendants infringed on their parents when defendants' aftermarket cartridges are no more than colorably different than their models. Plaintiff contended that defendants' aftermarket cartridges infringe at least claim 1 of the '422 Parent. Plaintiff contended that the defendants' aftermarket cartridges infringe at least claim 1 of the '749 Patent. Plaintiff contended that the defendants' aftermarket cartridges infringe at least claim 118 of the '116 Patent.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS: Defendants denied all of the contentions.

Result

Defendants agreed to be permanently enjoined from any other acts that directly or indirectly infringe any claim of the Epson Patents, and from causing, inducing or contributing to the infringement of the Epson Patents by others.