Impression v. Lexmark: Patent Rights Exhausted by Sale, Domestic or Abroad

By Jason Rantanen Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (2017) – Download opinion In a  straightforward and almost unanimous opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit on both domestic (8-0) and international exhaustion (7-1). The Supreme Court’s opinion is summed up by a single sentence early on. “We … Continue reading Impression v. Lexmark: Patent Rights Exhausted by Sale, Domestic or Abroad