Patent Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Patent Exhaustion

Building a Sustainable Future: Understanding Permissible Repair Vs Impermissible Reconstruction In Support Of A Circular Economy

Womble Bond Dickinson on 6/26/2025

The circular economy invites us to fundamentally reconsider our relationship with resources and products. By moving away from the outdated "take-make-dispose" model, companies are embracing a more sustainable approach that...more

Aesthetic Appeal Does Not Render Design Patent Invalid

Knobbe Martens on 7/24/2019

AUTOMOTIVE BODY PARTS ASS'N v. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Before Hughes, Schall, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Summary: Aesthetic appeal is not an...more

U.S. - What does the Impression Products v. Lexmark decision mean for drug companies? 5 takeaways

Hogan Lovells on 9/11/2017

Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly-anticipated decision in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark Int’l, Inc., reversing the Federal Circuit and holding that, when a patent holder sells a product, it exhausts all...more

The Supreme Court Rules that Patent Rights are Exhausted by a Sale, in the U.S. and Abroad

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 6/5/2017

The Supreme Court issued a 7-1 ruling in Impression Prod., Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc. that eliminated the ability for a patent holder (“patentee”) to enforce, through patent law, post-sale restrictions on an authorized...more

The World in US Courts: US Supreme Court limits patent infringement claims after ex-US sale - a special note from the World in US...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/5/2017

On May 30, the US Supreme Court issued a decision in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., which changed the settled law of "international patent exhaustion"—whether a US patent infringement suit may be brought in...more

Patent Litigation › Intellectual Property Protection › Patent Exhaustion

Building a Sustainable Future: Understanding Permissible Repair Vs Impermissible Reconstruction In Support Of A Circular Economy

Aesthetic Appeal Does Not Render Design Patent Invalid

U.S. - What does the Impression Products v. Lexmark decision mean for drug companies? 5 takeaways

The Supreme Court Rules that Patent Rights are Exhausted by a Sale, in the U.S. and Abroad

The World in US Courts: US Supreme Court limits patent infringement claims after ex-US sale - a special note from the World in US...

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