HP Sued Over Pre-Programmed Cartridges

By Ian Bell February 23, 2005

Hewlett-Packard Corporation has been sued for allegedly including chips in its printer cartridges that instruct the cartridges to stop working on a pre-determined date even if they still contain ink, according to Reuters.

The suit, filed on Thursday by a Georgia woman in Santa Clara Superior Court, alleges that chips inserted into the cartridge to detect the ink level also ensure that the cartridges die on a set date, whether they are empty or not.

The suit seeks damages and class action status, covering all US citizens who have bought an HP inkjet printer since February 2001.

HP has not commented on the case.

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