Quanta Brief - Kschlax
From Bill Goodwine's Wiki
Brief of Amicus Curiae Intellectual Property Owners Association In Support of the Respondents
- I. THE PATENTEE'S ABILITY TO GRANT LIMITED LICENSES IS A RIGHT INHERENT IN THE PATENT GRANT
- II. CONDITIONAL LICENSING IS A COMMON PRACTICE IN MANY INDUSTRIES
- III. PUBLIC POLICY FAVORS ENFORCING CONDITIONAL SALES OR LICENSES
- IV. CONDITIONAL LICENSES ARE SUBJECT TO PATENT EXHAUSTION WHEN PAIRED WITH AN ABUSE OF PATENT RIGHTS
- A. Patent Exhaustion Applies In Cases of Antitrust Violations
- B. Patent Exhaustion Applies When a Patentee Attempts To Limit the Use of an Article to a Geographic Region
