§ 14. — Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC14]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 1--MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Sec. 14. Sale, etc., on agreement not to use goods of competitor
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in commerce, in the
course of such commerce, to lease or make a sale or contract for sale of
goods, wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies, or other commodities,
whether patented or unpatented, for use, consumption, or resale within
the United States or any Territory thereof or the District of Columbia
or any insular possession or other place under the jurisdiction of the
United States, or fix a price charged therefor, or discount from, or
rebate upon, such price, on the condition, agreement, or understanding
that the lessee or purchaser thereof shall not use or deal in the goods,
wares, merchandise, machinery, supplies, or other commodities of a
competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where the effect of
such lease, sale, or contract for sale or such condition, agreement, or
understanding may be to substantially lessen competition or tend to
create a monopoly in any line of commerce.
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 3, 38 Stat. 731.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 21, 26 of this title.
