Lexmark International, Inc. v. Ink Technologies Printer

  1. December 24, 2015

    Patent Cases To Watch In 2016

    The courts are set to hear cases next year that could clear the way for bigger damages in patent cases, provide guidance on patent-eligibility following recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and result in more findings of patent exhaustion. Here are some of the cases patent attorneys will be watching in 2016.

  2. October 02, 2015

    Fed. Circ. Asked To Apply New Exhaustion Rule To Patents

    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.

  3. September 30, 2015

    En Banc Exhaustion Case May Make Enforcing Patents Harder

    The full Federal Circuit will hear arguments Friday to review a rule that overseas sales of a product don't exhaust a patent owner's right to sue in the U.S., and attorneys say that if the court decides to overrule its precedent, companies will have to revamp contracts and face new hurdles enforcing patents.

  4. August 21, 2015

    Foreign Sales Don't Exhaust Patents, Groups Tell Fed. Circ.

    Intellectual property owners and tech companies have rallied behind Lexmark International Inc. in a closely watched case at the Federal Circuit, telling the court that overseas sales of patented products should not exhaust domestic patent rights.

  5. July 16, 2015

    Patent Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015

    Two en banc Federal Circuit cases — one to address whether laches is a viable defense in patent cases and another reconsidering precedent that sales outside the U.S. do not exhaust patent rights — top the list of patent cases that attorneys say they'll be watching for in the second half of the year.

  6. June 30, 2015

    Foreign Sales Don't Exhaust Patents, US Tells Fed. Circ.

    At the full Federal Circuit's invitation, the U.S. government told the court Monday that a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that sales outside the U.S. exhaust copyrights does not apply to patents and that foreign sales of a patented article do not exhaust patent rights.

  7. June 15, 2015

    Foreign Sales Exhaust Patent Rights, Full Fed. Circ. Told

    Impression Products Inc. argued to the Federal Circuit in its en banc opening brief Friday that a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that sales outside the U.S. exhaust copyrights applies equally to patents and that Federal Circuit precedent that only U.S. sales exhaust patents must be overruled.

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