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In suits filed as far back as 2009, Koninklijke Philips claimed its DVD decoding patent was a standard essential patent infringed by two Delhi-based manufacturers. The Single Judge…
Patent exhaustion in India limits a patent holder’s rights after the first authorized sale of a product, especially regarding parallel imports. The legal interpretation of authorization is crucial…
The Ninth Circuit held that software licenses do not give rise to patent exhaustion, restricting the first sale doctrine for licensed software. This judgment clarifies the limitations on…
The Lexmark v Impression Products case critically examines the boundaries of ownership under patent exhaustion. This analysis discusses its impact on ownership rights, antitrust issues, and the future…