No. 22-5928
David L. Hildebrand v. Wilmar Corporation
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: antitrust business-dealings contract-law contractual-law due-process patent-expiration patent-law royalties royalty-agreement settlement-intent standing
Key Terms:
Patent
Patent
Latest Conference:
2022-12-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is it illegal to agree to continue to pay royalties or fees of any kind to an inventor following the expiration of his patent?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is it illegal to agree to continue to pay royalties or fees of any kind to an inventor following the expiration of his patent. 2. Should a court be required to consider the intent of a settlement agreement, before dismissing its enforceability. 2. Isa patent holder allowed to negotiate any business dealings with his patented product, after the expiration of his patent. I
Docket Entries
2022-12-12
Petition DENIED.
2022-11-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/9/2022.
2022-11-18
Waiver of right of respondent Wilmar Corporation to respond filed.
2022-10-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2022)
Attorneys
Wilmar Corporation
Michael A. Erbele — Merchant & Gould P.C., Respondent
Michael A. Erbele — Merchant & Gould P.C., Respondent