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+ | '''Quanta v. LGE''' is a 2008 decision by the [[US Supreme Court]] which had a big influence on [[patent exhaustion]]. | ||
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+ | NOTE: this page is very incomplete. It currently serves as a place to document the case to see ''if'' there are important aspects for [[software patents]]. | ||
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+ | ==The context== | ||
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+ | * LGE purchased patents | ||
+ | * LGE licensed those patents to Intel | ||
+ | * Quanta purchased chips from Intel | ||
+ | * Quanta sold computers with the Intel chips plus non-Intel chips | ||
+ | * LGE sued Quanta | ||
+ | * The Supreme Court said: ''"the exhaustion doctrine prevents LGE from further asserting its patent rights with respect to the patents substantially embodied by those [Quanta] products"'' | ||
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+ | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
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+ | * [[Patent exhaustion]] | ||
+ | * [[Case law in the USA]] | ||
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+ | {{footer}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Court cases and litigation]] |
Revision as of 16:27, 22 June 2010
Quanta v. LGE is a 2008 decision by the US Supreme Court which had a big influence on patent exhaustion.
NOTE: this page is very incomplete. It currently serves as a place to document the case to see if there are important aspects for software patents.
The context
- LGE purchased patents
- LGE licensed those patents to Intel
- Quanta purchased chips from Intel
- Quanta sold computers with the Intel chips plus non-Intel chips
- LGE sued Quanta
- The Supreme Court said: "the exhaustion doctrine prevents LGE from further asserting its patent rights with respect to the patents substantially embodied by those [Quanta] products"