On Friday (June 22, 2018), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a patent owner can recover lost profits resulting from the infringing export of components of a patented product assembled and sold in another country. The decision...more
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WesternGeco LLC v Ion Geophysical Corporation
On Tuesday (May 30, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the after-market reach of patent rights. The decision in Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., No. 15-1189 (S. Ct. May 30, 2017) (8-0; 7-1),...more