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Impression Products vs. Lexmark: Supreme Court Leans Toward Aftermarket in Oral Arguments

After a chilly, even hostile reception at the appellate level, the US Supreme Court appears warmly open to domestic patent exhaustion. As for international patent exhaustion after the first sale of a cartridge, it appears ready to overturn the lower court on that issue as well.
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Epson Files Three New Lawsuits Against Internet Resellers of Patent Infringing Ink Cartridges

Long Beach, CA (March 6, 2017) – Epson today announced that Epson America, Inc., Epson Portland, Inc., and Seiko Epson Corp. filed three patent infringement complaints on March 3, 2017 in the U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore. against Gaea Supplies Corp.; OW Supplies Corp and
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Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC) Files Amicus Brief in Impression Products Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc.

Lexington, KY (February 23, 2017) – The Imaging Supplies Coalition (ISC), a non-profit trade association comprised of leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of consumable imaging supplies and equipment, announced today that it has filed an amicus brief with the U.S.
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