In an effort to curb the sale of counterfeit ink bottles and ribbon cartridges and to guard the rights of its clients, Epson has not too long ago elevated its vigilance with regard to the manufacture and sale of counterfeit Epson Ink bottles and Ribbon Cartridges. Based mostly on the Epson vigilance crew’s info, the police, in a swift and well-coordinated motion, not too long ago raided the premises of Retailers and Producers of Counter Ink Bottles at West Bhandup (Mumbai), Chinthadripet (Chennai) and Sewree (Mumbai). These retailers and producers had been concerned within the manufacture and provide of counterfeit Epson Ink bottles and ribbon cartridges in Mumbai, Chennai and surrounding areas. The producers of the Epson counterfeit Ink bottles and ribbon cartridges had been arrested and charged beneath the prevailing legal guidelines of the land with counterfeiting and violating mental property rights and subsequently remanded to judicial custody. Massive portions of completed and unfinished cartridges, packaging supplies, and quite a few units of labels and holograms have been seized. The seized supplies are price greater than 2 million rupees.
A spokesperson at Seiko Epson Company stated, “We acknowledge and applaud the trouble of the police in Mumbai and Chennai to curb this menace. We are going to actively help and assist the legislation enforcement authorities in such crack downs.” He went on to say, “Epson takes nice care to watch the legislation and laws, and to keep up excessive requirements of company ethics whereas on the identical time anticipating others to indicate acceptable respect for its rights. We are going to proceed vigorous enforcement of our mental property rights to guard our revolutionary merchandise towards those that use Epson’s patented know-how, emblems, and different mental property with out permission.”
Seiko Epson Company says it would proceed to guard its pursuits and to guard the enterprise of its licensed sellers sooner or later by such raids.
