Under the Patent Exhaustion Doctrine, When a Patent Owner Sells

question 81

True/False

Under the patent exhaustion doctrine, when a patent owner sells one of its products, she can no longer control that item through the patent laws and the purchaser and all subsequent owners are free to use or resell the product just like any other item of personal property.

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