Lexmark is one of numerous printer manufacturers that installs smart chips in printer ink cartridges. If you try to refill an empty cartridge with a third-party ink ...

In a recent ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, Lexmark was correct in their statement that a 3rd-party refill system for an Inkjet cartridge was unlawful, because you had agreed to the Lexmark ...

Printers are expensive. Recycling and selling used/refilled printer ink cartridges has often been seen as a way to recoup the money that often gets sunk into the cash cow of the printer business - the ...

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 ...

Lexmark printers demand quality ink and the devices tend to remind you when they believe it is time for you to refill their ink supply. Some Lexmark printers will continue to issue a Low Ink warning ...

In Supreme Court case Impression Products, Inc v Lexmark International, Inc, the court ruled that a company that sells you something cannot use its patent on that product to determine or influence how ...

Is ink cartridge refilling worth the hassle and risk? As PCWorld’s Serial Refiller, I’ve been buying and using a variety of third-party inkjet cartridges and refill kits. So far none has matched the ...