If they have copied the ink, well maybe they have a case... assuming that ink is not considered being invented prior to all patents, which i think it should.
As for the catridges... ya, they probably have a case for copying... except for the fact that a court has already ruled against lexmark for making proprietary cartridges which locked customers in to one printer. Since that is essentially what HP does, they will probably lose this battle.
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