.S. "exhausts" all rights of the patentee to that item under the Patent Act. This decision goes against the Government's position … that a foreign sale authorized by the U.S. patentee should exhaust U.S. patent rights by default unless the patentee … subjects the firms that source in the South and sell in the North to the risk of a patent infringement lawsuit but allows the …

Incentivizing innovation through buyouts may alleviate the social costs associated with patent power, but the political …

protection in exchange for market access increases welfare, innovation and growth in the world. However, welfare gains along the …