Score one for the little guys. In a precedent-setting decision handed down this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a company’s patent rights are forfeited once they sell an item to a consumer ...

A nearly unanimous Supreme Court told Lexmark it can't use patent law to restrict printer cartridge buyers from doing what they want with the cartridges, including refilling them or even selling them ...

This case arises from a dispute between Lexmark, a manufacturer of printer cartridges, and resellers of its cartridges. Lexmark makes proprietary toner cartridges for printers, which it markets and ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in favor of a company that sold refilled printer cartridges in a patent case with wide implications for the technology industry. The case involved a legal ...

Consumables are one area in which Lexmark has excelled in reducing its footprint. Lexmark’s Cartridge Collection Program, established in 1991, has prevented 100 million cartridges processed in 30 ...

Andrew Gardner displayed two toner cartridges, an authentic one on the left and a counterfeit that was spray-painted black. Photo by Scott Sloan Andrew Gardner is the printer police, so to speak. From ...