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Supreme Court Expands 'Exhaustion' Doctrine: Patent Owners' Right to Collect Downstream Royalties Restricted

July 1, 2008

By: James J. Foster
New England In-House

Summary

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc., limits the ability of patent owners to demand downstream royalties from customers of their licensees, or other downstream purchasers.

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