PATENT MISUSE
- Patent owner abuse of position to exploit a patent improperly.
Types of activity implicating patent misuse
- Extension beyond patent term; require licensee to pay license fees after expiration of patent
- Tying or conditioning the sale of a patented item to the sale of another staple article
Caveat:
- Tying to non-staple article; i.e. article has no commercial use except in connection with the patented invention or process (permissible)