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22 June 2015Patents

Kimble v Marvel: US Supreme Court says no to post-patent royalties

The US Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a patent owner cannot demand royalties for a patent after it has expired, ending the long-running dispute between inventor Stephen Kimble and Marvel Enterprises over payments related to a web blaster toy.

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23 June 2015   Only Congress should amend legislation governing post-patent royalties, not the courts, was the reaction of lawyers to yesterday’s decision in the Kimble v Marvel case.