Which attaches to the printhead

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Question: Trident, Inc., and its parent, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (petitioners), manufacture and market printing sys-tems that include (1) a patented piezoelectric impulse ink jet printhead; (2) a patented ink container, consist-ing of a bottle and valve cap, which attaches to the printhead; and (3) specially designed but unpatented ink. These products are sold to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who are licensed to incorpo-rate the printheads and containers into printers that are in turn sold to companies for use in printing bar codes on cartons and packaging materials. The OEMs agree that they will purchase their ink exclusively from Illinois and that neither they nor their customers will refill the patented containers with ink of any kind. Independent Ink, Inc. (respondent), has developed an ink with the same chemical composition as the ink sold by petitioners. Independent Ink filed suit alleging that Illinois's agreements with customers constituted an illegal tying and monopolization in violation of §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2. The federal district court granted summary judg-ment for Illinois, and Independent appealed. The appel-late court reversed the decision, and Illinois appealed.

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