The Problem...
Lexmark is a $4 billion high tech company and the 2nd largest printer and toner cartridge manufacturer in the world. Instead of designing their products to be refilled, they add a killer chip. Like Lexmark’s specious ‘Prebate’ that GRRN exposed in 1998, killer chips are designed to prevent smaller ‘aftermarket’ companies from refilling the cartridges. Now Lexmark is suing one of those third parties under a new copyright protection act.

Background

GRRN's Amicus Brief

• Lexmark v. Static Control [pdf]
  • Filed February 6, 2003

Press Coverage

• Chip sparks a lawsuit [off-site]
  • Raleigh News-Observer , January 24, 2003

Hey, it's not the first time for Lexmark...
See a previous action below.

September 1998
GRRN WasteMaker Award No. 1 to …
Lexmark’s Prebate Program

• Discourages Printer Cartridge Recycling
  • Action Alert
  • Just the Facts
  • News Release