REPAIR DOCTRINE

By SovConn | October 29, 2017

repair doctrine.Patents. The rule that a licensee who is authorized to produce, use, or
distribute a patented device also has the right to repair and replace unpatented components. —
Also termed permissible-repair doctrine. Cf. RECONSTRUCTION(2). [Cases: Patents 255.
C.J.S. Patents § 405.] [Blacks Law 8th]