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· 2/28/2024

WILLIAM PATRICK BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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  • holding that replacement of unpatented filter cartridge was not infringement of patent on filter unit of which cartridge was a component
  • affirming plaintiff's position that only replacement of spent parts constitutes repair and not reconstruction
  • “[T]here can be neither con- tributory nor induced infringement when, because of the permissible repair doctrine, there has been no direct infringement.”
  • replacement of entire cartridge containing spent filter is repair

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