Jazz Photo Corp. v. I.T.C.

Case Number: CLB0248

Citation: 59 U.S.P.Q.2d 1907 (Fed. Cir. 2001)

The Federal Circuit holds that refurbishing single-use cameras that had been first sold in the U.S. is permissible repair under the doctrine of patent exhaustion.

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affirmative defense first sale importation of infringing products license patent exhaustion reconstruction refurbish repair section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended
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