Only until the next round of closed trade agreements come into force. ACTA, TPP, CETA and TTIP all do their utmost to bring US-style law tactics to the rest of the world.

From another write-up about the case:

'Lexmark’s cartridges are “regionalized” such that a cartridge sold in Europe, for instance, will not work in a printer sold in North America or Latin America.'

Inkjet printers are almost a criminal abuse. The whole idea of putting a chip on a cartridge that simply counts down and after specified amount of prints forces you to replace the whole cartridge is one giant "fuck you" towards the customer.

Then, don't buy it. I have a laser printer for exactly this reason.

For now, thankfully.