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Intellectual Property

Apr. 11, 2003

Use Restrictions Can Prevent Reuse Of Single-Use-Only Medical Devices

Focus Column - Intellectual Property - By John Kappos and John Heal - A recent decision from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Monsanto v. McFarling , 302 F.3d 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2002), has ruled that a patent owner may place use restrictions on the sale of patented devices.

        Focus Column
        
        Intellectual Property
        
        By John Kappos and John Heal
        
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