Lexmark

Lexmark is an United States computer printer corporation. The company is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing and imaging solutions, including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products and associated supplies and services for business and individual consumers worldwide. Lexmark was founded in 1991 as a spin-off of Technology corporation IBM s printer-production division (organisation). Lexmark became publicly held and traded in 1995. The firm s corporate and research and development offices are located at the companys headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States, and has offices throughout North and South America, Asia, Africa and Europe. The company has more than 13,000 employees worldwide. Lexmark is a Fortune 500 company and had $5.3 billion in revenues in 2004.

Lexmark s Optra series laser printers are widely used in business applications, and its all-in-one models are extremely popular. Lexmark took over production of the IBM Model M Keyboard in the mid 1990s. The patent was sold several years later to Unicomp.

= ACRA v. Lexmark =

A court victory in 2005 was handed to Lexmark, which reportedly gives Lexmark the power under contract and patent law to enforce the single use only policy written on the side of Lexmark printer cartridge boxes. This means individuals could technically face legal charges for refilling a Lexmark printer cartridge with third-party ink.

=External links =

*[http://www.lexmark.com/ Official web site] *[http://www.cbronline.com/companyprofile.aspguid=E6BAE033-EE8E-47D5-80C1-34E11D839CE8 Computer Business Review - Lexmark Company Profile]