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What is the best solution for the reman industry when facing Canon's legal challenge over the use of gears on the drum? On January 23, 2012, Canon filed complaints with the US International Trade Commission requesting that the ITC conduct an investigation under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, regarding certain competitive toner cartridges and components Canon alleged violated two of its patents. This was a challenge to cartridge remanufacturers as an estimated 60% to 70% of all Canon and HP laser cartridges use these drum drive gears. In last edition of Recycling Times Magazine, both Chinese and English versions, we have published an article— “Reman Industry Faces Canon Challenge”, offering five solutions to this one of the most concerned questions in the industry. We conducted an opinion poll survey on this the aforesaid issue via our websites and social network. Here is the result. 1. Reuse the original Canon's "twisted polygonal prism" gears and couplings?
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2. Replace the Canon part with a new patented, non-twisted, non-slanted coupling? 3. Support the argument that Canon exhausted its patent rights at the time of its first sale? 4. Argue that the law permits the repair and/pr replacement of worn out drum gears? 5. Reach a settlement with Canon?
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