patent tying
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From 329 U.S. 637 - Transparent-Wrap Mach Corporation v. Stokes & Smith Co · 1947Most cited · 236 citing opinions
An owner of a patent may not condition a license so as to tie to the use of the patent the use of other materials, processes or devices which lie outside of the monopoly of the patent.