Reseller Cites Amicus Curiae Brief In Asking Court To Decide Patent Exhaustion Doctrine

(November 18, 2016, 10:57 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Citing an amicus curiae brief filed by the acting U.S. solicitor general, Impression Products Inc. argues in a Nov. 3 supplemental brief that the U.S. Supreme Court should review a patent case that poses the question of whether foreign sales exhaust a patent owner's right to sue, as well as whether patent owners can impose restrictions on the use of patented items to prevent an exhaustion of their rights (Impression Products Inc. v. Lexmark International Inc., No. 15-1189, U.S. Sup.)....