Fed. Circ. Asked To Apply New Exhaustion Rule To Patents
By Jimmy Hoover ( October 2, 2015, 10:08 PM EDT) -- A printer cartridge reseller told an en banc Federal Circuit panel Friday that patent owners lose their rights after making authorized foreign sales of the patented item, arguing in a battle with Lexmark International Inc. that there is "no geographical distinction" for patent exhaustion under years of common law and a 2013 Supreme Court decision....
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