Kyocera Mita clamps down on rogue imports

Print vendor takes action against rogue trader caught touting counterfeit toner cartridges

Rogue shipments: Kyocera has ordered importer to hand over counterfeit goods

Print vendor Kyocera Mita has taken out an injunction against a firm caught importing counterfeit toner cassettes into Ireland.

The counterfeit haul has been valued at over £430,000 by Kyocera Mita and the company, which has not been named, has been ordered to pay the vendor’s legal costs.

The case was brought to the vendor’s attention by a Dublin-based partner who had concerns over the authenticity of the products and handed them over to the vendor.

Kyocera Mita tested a batch, confirmed they were not genuine and has now issued the firm with an injunction ordering it to hand over the counterfeit goods.

Jun Okumura, general manager of Kyocera Mita, said taking action against counterfeiters was always a priority for the firm.

He said: “We will not tolerate trade in counterfeit products, and will rigorously pursue all parties in the distribution chain to protect our intellectual property rights.

“We see this as an important part of our role of safeguarding the revenues of our channel partners who could otherwise see unfair and unlawful competition from sales of counterfeit products.”