Legal Opinion
Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 17, 1980No. 79-669PublishedCited by 198 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmtjn
This ease presents an important question of statutory interpretation arising under the patent laws. The issue before us is whether the owner of a patent on a chemical process is guilty of patent misuse, and therefore is barred from seeking relief against contributory infringement of its patent rights, if it exploits the patent only in conjunction with the sale of an unpatented article that constitutes a material part of the invention and is not suited for commercial use outside the scope of the patent claims. The answer will determine whether respondent, the owner of a process patent on a…
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