Template:Exhaustion Doctrine US

	The object shown falls under the Exhaustion doctrine under U.S. law. Under the doctrine, once an authorized sale of a patented article occurs, the patent holder's exclusive rights to control the use and sale of that article are said to be "exhausted," and the purchaser is free to use or resell that article without further restraint from patent law. (17 U.S.C. § 109). See also First-sale doctrine. The first-sale doctrine creates a basic exception to the copyright holder's distribution right. Once the work is lawfully sold or even transferred gratuitously, the copyright owner's interest in the material object in which the copyrighted work is embodied is exhausted. The owner of the material object can then dispose or make use of it as he sees fit.
	Das abgebildete Objekt fällt in den USA unter die Exhaustion doctrine, nach der die patentrechtlichen Ansprüche des Patentinhabers durch einen autorisierten Verkauf verfallen (Erschöpfungsprinzip) (17 U.S.C. § 109). Siehe auch First-sale doctrine im U.S.-Recht.