Dispelling a rumor: on Ricoh's use of the Pentax name

By PF Staff in Photo Industry News on May 26, 2019
Dispelling a rumor: on Ricoh's use of the Pentax name

A rumor has made its way across the Internet in in the past few days that Ricoh will lose its ability to use the Pentax trademark in 2020 (visit the forum to see how the discussion evolved). We reached out to Ricoh Imaging (in Japan) for an official statement and this is the reply we received:

"This is not a fact at all. It is true that Hoya is the owner of the PENTAX trademark, but there are no restrictions or limitations for Ricoh to use the Pentax brand in the camera business. We will continue to offer the Pentax brand cameras beyond 2020."

So there you have it. The Pentax name is not going anywhere and Ricoh (obviously) plans to continue developing Pentax products.

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