2018年3月26日, 美国国际贸易委员会 (ITC) 投票决定对特定打印机墨盒及其组件 (Certain Toner Cartridges And Components Thereof) 启动337调查 (调查编码: 337-TA-1106) .
2018年2月28日, 日本Canon Inc. of Japan, 美国Canon U.S.A. Inc. of Melville, New York, 美国Canon Virginia, Inc. of Newport News, Virginia向美国ITC提出337立案调查申请, 主张对美出口, 在美进口和在美销售的该产品侵犯了其专利权 (美国注册专利号9,746,826, 9,836,021 , 9,841,727 , 9,841,728, 9,841,729, 9,857,764, 9,857,765 , 9,869,960, 9,874,846 ) , 请求美国ITC发布普遍排除令, 有限排除令, 禁止令.
中国广东Ninestar Corporation of Guangdong, China, 中国广东Ninestar Image Tech Limited of Guangdong, China, 美国Ninestar Technology Company, Ltd., of City of Industry, CA, 中国香港Apex Microtech Ltd. of Hong Kong, 美国Static Control Components, Inc., of Sanford, NC, 美国Aster Graphics, Inc., of Placentia, CA, 中国江西Jiangxi Yibo E-tech Co., Ltd., of Xinyu City, Jiangxi, China, 中国广东Aster Graphics Co., Ltd., of Guangdong, China, 中国香港Print-Rite Holdings Ltd. of Hong Kong, 美国Print-Rite N.A., Inc., of La Vergne, TN, 中国澳门Union Technology Int' l (M.C.O.) Co. Ltd. of Rodrigues, Macau, 中国广东Print-Rite Unicorn Image Products Co. Ltd. of Zhuhai, China, 中国广东Kingway Image Co., Ltd. d/b/a Zhu Hai Kingway Image Co., Ltd., of Zhuhai, China, 中国广东Ourway Image Tech. Co., Ltd., of Zhuhai, China, 中国广东Ourway Image Co., Ltd., of Zhuhai, China, 中国广东Zhuhai Aowei Electronics Co., Ltd., of Zhuhai, China, 美国Ourway US Inc. of City of Industry, CA, 美国Acecom, Inc. - San Antonio d/b/a InkSell.com of San Antonio, TX, 美国ACM Technologies, Inc., of Corona, CA, 美国Arlington Industries, Inc., of Waukegan, IL, 美国Bluedog Distribution Inc. of Hollywood, FL, |美国Do It Wiser LLC d/b/a Image Toner of Alpharetta, GA, 美国EIS Office Solutions, Inc., of Houston, TX, 美国eReplacements, LLC, of Grapevine, TX, 美国Frontier Imaging Inc. of Compton, CA, 美国Garvey' s Office Products, Inc., of Niles, IL, 美国Global Cartridges of Burlingame, CA, 中国香港GPC Trading Co., Limited d/b/a GPC Image of Hong Kong, 中国香港Hong Kong BoZe Co., Limited d/b/a Greensky of Hong Kong, 美国Master Print Supplies, Inc. d/b/a HQ Products of Burlingame, CA, 美国i8 International, Inc. d/b/a Ink4Work.com of City of Industry, CA, 美国Ink Technologies Printer Supplies, LLC, of Dayton, OH, 美国LD Products, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, 美国Linkyo Corp. d/b/a SuperMediaStore.com of La Puente, CA, 美国CLT Computers, Inc. d/b/a Multiwave and MWave of Walnut, CA, 美国Imaging Supplies Investors, LLC d/b/a SuppliesOutlet.com, SuppliesWholesalers.com, and OnlineTechStores.com of Reno, NV, 美国Online Tech Stores, LLC d/b/a SuppliesOutlet.com, SuppliesWholesalers.com, and OnlineTechStores.com of Grand Rapids, MI, 美国Kuhlmann Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Precision Roller of Phoenix, AZ, 美国Print After Print, Inc. d/b/a OutOfToner.com of Phoenix, AZ, 美国Fairland, LLC d/b/a ProPrint of Anaheim Hills, CA, 美国Reliable Imaging Computer Products, Inc., of Northridge, CA, 美国Apex Excel Limited d/b/a ShopAt247 of Rowland Heights, CA, 美国The Supplies Guys, LLC, of Lancaster, PA, 美国Billiontree Technology USA Inc. d/b/a Toner Kingdom of City of Industry, CA, 美国FTrade Inc. d/b/a ValueToner of Staten Island, NY, 美国V4INK, Inc., of Ontario, CA, 美国World Class Ink Supply, Inc., of Woodbury, NJ, 加拿大9010-8077 Quebec Inc. d/b/a Zeetoner of Quebec, Canada, 美国Zinyaw LLC d/b/a TonerPirate.com and Supply District of Houston, TX.为列名被告.