Justices Surprise Attys By Rejecting Patent 1st-Sale Case

By Ryan Davis ( March 25, 2013, 8:14 PM EDT) -- Days after holding that the first-sale rule in copyright law applies to products made outside the U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court surprised observers Monday by refusing to weigh in on whether the same is true in patent law. The issue is certain, however, to resurface in a future patent case, attorneys say....

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