royalty-agreement
3 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-1311 | Kevin T. Lavery v. Pursuant Health, Inc. | Sixth Circuit | 2025-06-25 | Denied | Response Waived | circuit-split contract-interpretation patent-law patent-misuse royalty-agreement stare-decisis | Whether the Court should overrule Brulotte and Kimble or at least clarify that an agreement containing a post-expiration royalty is not per se patent … |
| 24-1143 | Atrium Medical Corporation v. C.R. Bard, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | 2025-05-07 | Denied | Response Waived | circuit-split contract-law judicial-interpretation patent-expiration patent-licensing royalty-agreement | Whether the Ninth Circuit's approach fails to properly determine what royalties are 'for,' as Brulotte and Kimble require |
| 22-5928 | David L. Hildebrand v. Wilmar Corporation | Tenth Circuit | 2022-10-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | antitrust business-dealings contract-law contractual-law due-process patent-expiration patent-law royalties royalty-agreement settlement-intent standing | Is it illegal to agree to continue to pay royalties or fees of any kind to an inventor following the expiration of his patent? |