--- title: The Great Office Supplies Caper | Industry News (4) description: Industry News | Office Products & Business Equipment Resellers and their future prospects in the Digital Workplace (4) --- [![Digitol Services](https://info.digitolservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Digitol%20%26%20E%26S%20Co-Branding%20Logo.png?width=131&height=64&name=Digitol%20%26%20E%26S%20Co-Branding%20Logo.png "Digitol Services")](https://www.EandSsolutions.com) - [Home](https://eandssolutions.com) - [About Us](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/) - [About Us](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/) - [Endorsements](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/endorsements/) - [Privacy Policy](https://eandssolutions.com/about-us/privacy-policy/) - [Expertise](https://eandssolutions.com/expertise/) - [Business](https://eandssolutions.com/business/) - [Finance](https://eandssolutions.com/business/finance/) - [Planning & Strategy](https://eandssolutions.com/business/business-planning/) - [Operations Management](https://eandssolutions.com/business/operations-management/) - [Supply Chain](https://eandssolutions.com/business/supply-chain-for-small-business/) - [Intellectual Property](https://eandssolutions.com/business/intellectual-property/) - [Mergers and Acquisitions](http://eandssolutions.com/business/mergers-and-acquisitions/) - [Sales & Marketing](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/) - [CRM](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/crm/) - [E-commerce](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/e-commerce/) - [Digital Marketing](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/digital-marketing/) - [Social Media Strategy](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/social-media-strategy/) - [Sales Channel Development](https://eandssolutions.com/sales-marketing/sales-channel-development/) - [Technology](http://eandssolutions.com/technology/) - [IT Systems](https://eandssolutions.com/technology/it-systems/) - [Software Development](https://eandssolutions.com/technology/software/) - [Digitol](https://eandssolutions.com/digitol-solution/) - [Free Tools](https://eandssolutions.com/free-tools/) - [Blog](http://blog.eandssolutions.com/blog) - [Contact Us](http://blog.eandssolutions.com/contact) Search … Search ![keyboard2.jpg](https://info.digitolservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ExecutiveStrategicSolutions_Sep2016/Layout/keyboard2.jpg?width=1280&name=keyboard2.jpg "keyboard2.jpg") # The Great Office Supplies Caper ## [The Supreme Court and Impression Products - What Does it Mean?](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/the-supreme-court-and-impression-products-what-does-it-mean) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 6/8/17 8:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) After nearly 20 years of controversy and litigation, the question of first sale and patent exhaustion was ruled on by the United States Supreme Court as it held that "the *authorized* sale of a patented product, *anywhere* in the world, exhausts the... [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/the-supreme-court-and-impression-products-what-does-it-mean) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/the-supreme-court-and-impression-products-what-does-it-mean#comments-listing) Topics: [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news), [Intellectual Property](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/intellectual-property) ## [Internet of Things and the Opportunity for Office Products Resellers.](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/connectivity-the-hidden-opportunity-for-office-products-resellers) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 4/5/17 7:47 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The office environment has changed significantly for many workers around the world as the impact of the internet, and the connectivity it facilitates, fundamentally changes the way we work. It used to be we had to go to the office to access files,... [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/connectivity-the-hidden-opportunity-for-office-products-resellers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/connectivity-the-hidden-opportunity-for-office-products-resellers#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Transformation](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/business-transformation), [Information Technology](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/information-technology), [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news) ## [Office Products, Cartridge Clones & Media Headlines!](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/office-products-cartridge-clones-media-headlines) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 2/7/17 7:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In my recent blog post, "Office Products, New-Build Cartridges and Clone Hysteria!", I made the statement that, "instead of being a threat to the independent reseller and the aftermarket industry, ***legitimate new-builds are a threat to the...*** [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/office-products-cartridge-clones-media-headlines) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/office-products-cartridge-clones-media-headlines#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Transformation](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/business-transformation), [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news), [Intellectual Property](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/intellectual-property) ## [New-Build Cartridges & Their Role in a Digital Transformation Strategy](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/new-build-cartridges-and-their-role-in-a-digital-transformation-strategy) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 1/31/17 7:47 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Perhaps unsurprisingly, there's been an increasing amount of coverage in the industry press with regards to the impact of the Chinese and their technology in the imaging supplies marketplace. This coverage is mostly negative and appears designed to... [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/new-build-cartridges-and-their-role-in-a-digital-transformation-strategy) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/new-build-cartridges-and-their-role-in-a-digital-transformation-strategy#comments-listing) Topics: [Business Transformation](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/business-transformation), [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news) ## [In Plain Sight - An Ink and Toner Cartel or Not?](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/in-plain-sight-an-ink-and-toner-cartel-or-not) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 1/24/17 7:49 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) At the end of November 2016, I concluded an eight part series of blogs titled "The Aftermarket, Office Supplies and a Major Tipping Point". During that series I argued the OEM's appear to have effectively orchestrated a cartel like structure, from... [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/in-plain-sight-an-ink-and-toner-cartel-or-not) 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/in-plain-sight-an-ink-and-toner-cartel-or-not#comments-listing) Topics: [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news) ## [Anti-Trust Risks and Merger and Acquisition Strategies](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/anti-trust-risks-and-merger-and-acquisition-strategies) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 12/14/16 7:53 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) There are three levels of the supply chain in the office products and supplies industry. Firstly, the manufacturer, secondly the distributor and then, the final link in the chain, the dealer or reseller, from whom the customer buys its desired... [Read More](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/anti-trust-risks-and-merger-and-acquisition-strategies) 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/anti-trust-risks-and-merger-and-acquisition-strategies#comments-listing) Topics: [Industry News](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/industry-news), [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/topic/mergers-acquisitions) ## [Office Products & Supplies - M&A and The Big Picture](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/office-products-supplies-the-big-picture) by [Ian M. Elliott](https://info.digitolservices.com/blog/author/ian-m-elliott) | 12/6/16 8:47 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I've just concluded a mini-marathon series of blogs that attempted to provide a detailed overview of the workings of the office supplies component of the office products industry. 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