U.S. Patents: The Lowdown on What You Need to Know - (PPT)

摘要

Generally speaking, no. Despite older Supreme Court decisions to the contrary, and some common thinking, modern intellectual property and antitrust jurisprudence holds that the existence of a patent does not automatically confer monopoly power or market power on the patent owner. However, certain unlawful activities related to patent acquisition and patent enforcement practices, together with market factors, may give rise to issues falling under the U.S. Antitrust Laws. Advice in this area should be sought from a patent-antitrust lawyer.