Princo Corp. v. International Trade Commission

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BRYSON, in which Chief Judge RADER and Circuit Judges NEWMAN, LOURIE, LINN, and MOORE join.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge PROST, in which Circuit Judge MAYER joins.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge DYK, in which Circuit Judge GAJARSA joins.

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to consider the scope of the doctrine of patent misuse. Patent misuse developed as a nonstatutory defense to claims of patent infringement. In the licensing context, the doctrine limits a patentee’s right to impose conditions on a licensee that exceed…