Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc.
Supreme Court held that the patent exhaustion doctrine is not limited by contractual restrictions imposed during sale and that it also applies to foreign sales.
Supreme Court held that the patent exhaustion doctrine is not limited by contractual restrictions imposed during sale and that it also applies to foreign sales.
Federal Circuit finds the holdings of Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Medipart, Inc. and Jazz Photo Corp. v. International Trade Comm’n are not overruled by Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. and Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The Federal Circuit holds the requirement that a party must have knowledge of a patent to be found liable for inducing infringement is satisfied if the party demonstrates “deliberate indifference” as to the existence of the patent.