Lexmark: Patentee may include post-sale conditions


ACRA sued Lexmark for unfair business practices based on Lexmark’s “prebate” program that allows customers to receive $30 off the price of a printer cartridge if they agree to return the empty cartridge to Lexmark — rather than allowing a third-party remanufacturer to refill the cartridge. ACRA argued that this practice was a restriction on alienability that should be barred.

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Source: Patent Law

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Posted: Mon - September 5, 2005 at 08:40 AM          

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