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Supreme Court Issues Major Patent Decision


by Natalie Hanlon-Leh View Biography
Faegre & Benson LLP View Firm Credentials
Denver Office

Matt Stump
Faegre & Benson LLP View Firm Credentials
Minneapolis Office

June 26, 2008

In a decision issued June 9, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the doctrine of patent exhaustion, which provides that the initial authorized sale of a patented item terminates all subsequent patent rights to that item.


 

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