lexmark sued which an appeals court upheld. advocacy groups saying this is trying to put some resell companies out of business. eric smith is the owner of impression products. so good to see both of you. >> hi, j.j. >> good to see you, j.j. thank you. >> thank you for taking the time to come and talk to us. i want to unpack what this case is. so why don't we just start with you, paul. if you can explain to us what's at stake here. >> sure, j.j. this case addresses two really important issues about ownership rights. when a patentee manufacturers are about and they sell it, typically the purchaser of that good acquires the rights to that item. it can do what they want with it. there are two really important issues here. the first is whether or not a patentee, after selling the good, can restrict the way in which the purchaser either resells or prepares those goods. lexm ark's decision is a pant patentee can prevent a purchaser from reselling a good they purchased or repairing it. the second position is when a patentee sells a goo

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