Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 2, 1986.
KEITH, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this case is whether the terms of a licensing agreement, which the parties entered into prior to application for or issuance of anticipated but subsequently issued patents, can be enforced beyond the expiration dates of the patents. We hold that under the rule of per se invalidity established by Brulotte v. Thys Co.,
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