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You because you're kicking our butt in the marketplace. you need to go away. if you're a competitor and you believe what you're doing, you're going to stand up and fight. and that is what we're doing. >> you're broadening this from this particular company. from your perspective, what are the implications here. >> the implications are enormous. the question is whether or not there can be resell markets for patented goods. that includes virtually anything. cars, cell phones, any equipment that companies buy and use in their production. if lex mark's rule is correct, the seller of those goods can...

This case addresses two really important issues about ownership rights. when a patentee manufacturers a good and they sell it, typically the purchaser requires the rights. they can do what they want with it. the first is whether or not a patentee after selling the good can restrict the way the purchaser resells or repairs those goods. lex mark's positions is the patent can prevent from reselling a good they purchased or repairing it. the second question is when a patentee sells a good outside of the united states. whether u.s. consumers can purchase that good and bring it into the united state...

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