Lexmark has filed a suit against six remanufacturers. The suit follows a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which ruled in favor of Static Control.
The six remanufacturers are MSE, Pendl, NER Dataproducts and IPW-and in a separate case, chip manufacturer ISV and Clarity Imaging. Two of these defendants were brought in as recently as November 8.
The decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components reversed Judge Karl Forester's decision that Lexmark stood a likelihood of success in its case against Static Control and vacated the injunction against sales of the Smartek chips. In doing so, the appellate court announced its displeasure with Lexmark's use of copyright laws and the DMCA.