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Static Control Components v. Lexmark International: Patent Exhaustion Post Quanta

The precedential effects of the Supreme Court's ruling on patent exhaustion in Quanta Computer Inc. v. LG Electronics Inc., __ U.S. __, 128 S.Ct. 2109 (2008) continue to ripple through the Federal Courts. In light of Quanta, U.S. District Court Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove recently reversed the court's prior decision and found that a post-sale restriction on the use of a patented product failed to prevent patent exhaustion in the case of Static Control Components v. Lexmark International, __ F.Supp.2d __, 2009 WL 891811 (E.D. Ky. Mar 31, 2009). Read more.


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