Who owns the stuff you buy?
This used to seem so easy. Of course, you own the house, car, refrigerator, books, watch, shoes, pants, and everything else you bought – we always thought so. But not anymore. The companies that...more
11/3/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Data-Sharing ,
Exhaustion Doctrine ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Patents ,
Secondary Markets ,
State Legislatures ,
Trademarks
Manufacturers have long used patents, licenses and litigation to deter competitive products and restrict secondary markets in their products. The U.S. Supreme Court just dealt these practices a severe blow, confirming that a...more
6/5/2017
/ Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Exports ,
First Sale Doctrine ,
Foreign Sales ,
Imports ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
IP License ,
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons ,
Patent Exhaustion ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Resales Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Single-Use/No Resale Restriction ,
Stream of Commerce