(Download) "Contracting Patents: A Modern Patent Exhaustion Doctrine." by Harvard Journal of Law & Technology ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Contracting Patents: A Modern Patent Exhaustion Doctrine.
- Author : Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 337 KB
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I. INTRODUCTION In the world of consumers, "people want products rather than patents." (1) The distinction between a product and the intellectual property embodied within it creates an uneasy tension. The right of a purchaser to control the downstream sale and use of patented goods without obtaining consent from the patent owner conflicts with the right of a patent owner to exclude others from practicing his invention when selling or using those goods.