Collins Inkjet Corp.

Kodak and Collins Ink Corp. on Monday agreed to a one-week extension of a 10-year-old business arrangement that fell apart in recent days. The two companies worked out the extension in closed-door meetings at the federal courthouse in downtown Rochester. They had been scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer for a hearing on an injunction request Kodak filed last week.

Kodak was seeking to force Collins to continue supplying inkjet ink for its Versamark printer line, with Kodak serving as a reseller.

Kodak has argued that Collins’ talk of financial instability is a red herring

“Effective immediately, customers are able to purchase Collins branded inks for use in Kodak Versamark high-speed inkjet printers directly from Collins Ink. Collins has terminated the supply agreement that has been in place between the two companies for the past 10 years.”

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