Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
Appearance
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. | |
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Argued December 6, 2016 Decided February 22, 2017 | |
Full case name | Life Technologies Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Promega Corporation |
Docket no. | 14–1538 |
Citations | 580 U.S. ___ (more) |
Case history | |
Procedural | On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
Holding | |
The sale of a single component of a patented invention in a foreign market does not give rise to liability under the Patent Act of 1952. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan (in full); Thomas, Alito (all but Part II-C) |
Concurrence | Alito (concurring in part and concurring in the judgment), joined by Thomas |
Roberts took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Patent Act of 1952, 35 U.S.C. §§ 271 et seq. |
Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., 580 U.S. ___ (2017), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court clarified the application of the Patent Act of 1952 to the sale of components of patented inventions in foreign markets.[1] In an opinion written by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Court held that the sale of a "single component" in a foreign market "does not constitute a substantial portion of the components that can give rise to liability under [the Patent Act of 1952]."[2] Justice Samuel Alito wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which he was joined Justice Clarence Thomas.[3] Chief Justice John Roberts took no part in the decision of the case.[4]
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume
- List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Roberts Court
References
- ^ Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., No. 14–1538, 580 U.S. ___ (2017), slip. op. at 1.
- ^ Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 1, 11 (citing 35 U.S.C. 271(f)(1)).
- ^ Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 1 (Alito, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment).
- ^ Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 11.