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The legal fight began in December 2002, when Lexmark sued Static Control Components (SCC), which makes electronic chips used by refurbished toner cartridge makers to allow specific printers to ...

Printer maker Lexmark has found an unusual weapon to thwart rivals from selling replacement toner cartridges: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This lawsuit is ...

The legal fight began in December 2002, when Lexmark sued Static Control Components Inc. (SCC), which makes electronic chips used by refurbished toner cartridge makers to allow specific printers ...

will make it easier to refill used toner cartridges. In a separate business-related case, the court said federal law limits where railroads can be sued to their corporate homes or principal places ...

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court said Friday it would review Lexmark International Inc.’s power to prevent third-party companies from refilling and reselling patented toner cartridges initially ...

There are dozens of different printers in Lexmark's X line, and they vary widely. The X543DN, for example, is a laser printer for which you would buy toner, not ink cartridges. Even the X-series ...