Ink-jet cartridge makers criticize Epson lawsuits

PC World | CEBIT - Ink-jet cartridge makers criticize Epson lawsuits: "Makers and resellers of third-party ink-jet printer cartridges and refills polled at the Cebit show in Germany on Saturday are critical of the way Seiko Epson has been hitting their kind with lawsuits to protect its lucrative cartridge business.

Japan's Seiko Epson, the world's number two printer maker, filed complaints against 25 companies in the U.S. and U.K. in February seeking to bar the manufacture, import, or distribution of aftermarket ink cartridges in those countries.

Aftermarket cartridges typically cost much less than official cartridges and threaten the printer maker's business model, which relies on selling a low cost printer and making profits from future sales of ink.

'They're stealing money from customers. They give them a free printer and then steal their money,' said Brian Suh, marketing director of South Korea's EC World, which makes ink-cartridge refill kits that allow consumers to replenish used cartridges."
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