Legal Opinion
Global Communications, Inc. v. DirecTV, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided February 28, 2014No. Case No. 4:12cv651-RH/CASPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN PART
ROBERT L. HINKLE, District Judge.
This is a patent-infringement case. Now pending is a defense summary-judgment motion that presents two issues.
The first is whether the patent holder’s covenant not to sue a business that uses its patents — a covenant that as a matter of law is the equivalent of a license authorizing the business to use the patents — carries with it “have-made rights,” thus allowing the business to have equipment using the patents manufactured by others, and insulating those others from an infringement claim. This order denies summary…
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