Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§14 Sale, Etc., on Agreement Not to Use Goods of Competitor
Title 15 › CHAPTER 1 — MONOPOLIES AND COMBINATIONS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE › § 14
Summary
It is illegal for a business that sells or leases products or equipment (patented or not) in the United States, its territories, or other places under U.S. control to sell or set a price on those items if the deal requires the buyer not to buy or use a competitor’s goods. This rule applies when that kind of restriction could greatly reduce competition or help create a monopoly in a line of business.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §14
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 14
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102