Case Name: Brulotte et al. v. Thys Company
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1964-02-17
Citations: 376 U.S. 905
Docket Number: No. 707
Parties: Brulotte et al. v. Thys Company.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 376
Pages: 905–905

Head Matter:
No. 707.
Brulotte et al. v. Thys Company.
Edward S. Irons for petitioners. George W. Wilkins for respondent.

Opinion:
The petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Washington is granted limited to Questions 1 and 2 presented by the petition which read as follows:
"1. Whether it is a misuse to include in a license agreement a provision which perpetuates the monopoly of a licensed patent by a requirement that royalties be paid for the use of the invention after the patent has expired and the invention had been dedicated to the public.
"2. Whether it is a misuse or an antitrust violation to include in a license agreement a provision which extends the monopoly of a patent to unpatented subject matter by a provision which requires the payment of post-expiration royalties."