In Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc., Case No. 14-1617 (February 12, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc decision, by a 10-2 majority, holding that: - ..A...more
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CASES - Federal Circuit Affirms its pre-Quanta and Kirtsaeng Precedent on Patent Exhaustion for Restricted Domestic Sales and Foreign Sales - In a long-awaited en banc decision, the Federal Circuit...more
Patent owners recently received a favorable decision regarding exhaustion of patent rights from the en banc Federal Circuit. The case, Lexmark International, Inc., v. Impression Products, Inc., concerns aftermarket print...more
The Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc. ("Lexmark") on February 12, 2016. Lexmark is the most recent in a series of cases to address the patent exhaustion...more
Federal Circuit Decides Sua Sponte To Consider Patent Exhaustion Issues En Banc - On April 14, 2015, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential order pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 35(a) ordering that the pending appeal in...more