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title: "Supreme Court Observations: Lexmark Int’l v. Static Control Components"
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# Supreme Court Observations: Lexmark Int’l v. Static Control Components

  March 27, 2014

The Legal Pulse

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partners [Mike Lynch](/Our-People/Michael-C-Lynch) and [John Villafranco](/Our-People/John-E-Villafranco) co-authored *The Legal Pulse* article ​“Supreme Court Observations: Lexmark Int’l v. Static Control Components.” The article discusses the unanimous Supreme Court decision in *Lexmark Int’l, Inc. v. Static Control Components Inc.*, which ruled that a manufacturer of components for use in refurbished toner cartridges has standing under the Lanham Act. Mike and John explain this case in detail and explain its future implications.

Click [here](http://wlflegalpulse.com/2014/03/27/supreme-court-observations-lexmark-intl-v-static-control-components/) to read the full article.

 

 

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