Legal Opinion
Independent Ink, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 25, 2005No. 2004-1196PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Independent Ink, Inc. (“Independent”) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Central District of California in this patent tying antitrust action. The district court granted summary judgment on plaintiff Independent’s Sherman Act section 1 claim because Independent had failed to produce any evidence of market power over the tying product. Indep. Ink, Inc. v. Trident, Inc., 210 F.Supp.2d 1155 (C.D.Cal.2002). We hold that a rebuttable presumption of market power arises from the possession of a patent over a tying product. Because no rebuttal…
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