Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc., No. 14-1617 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2016)

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Congress has declared: “Except as otherwise provided in [the Patent Act], whoever without authority makes, uses, offers to sell, or sells any patented invention , within the United States or imports into the United States any patented invention during the term of the patent therefor, infringes the patent.” 35 U.S.C. § 271(a); see id. § 154(a) (granting patentee “right to exclude others” from itemized actions).