Earlier this month, a group of companies that sell third-party toner cartridges on Amazon.com asked to have more time to answer Brother’s counterclaim of patent infringement. The third-party cartridge sellers, E-Z Ink Inc., Zhuhaiaikedamaoyiyouxiangongsi, Imagetech Direct Inc., Lemero, and Plenty Talent Corp., indicated the two sides were engaged in “promising” settlement discussions. However promising those