Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
| 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) 137 S. Ct. 734; 197 L. Ed. 2d 33; 121 U.S.P.Q.2d 1641 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Promega Corp. v. Life Techs. Corp., 773 F.3d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2014); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 2505 (2016). |
| 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; Thomas, Alito (all but Part II–C) |
| Concurrence | Alito (in part), 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[edit]
- 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
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External links[edit]
- Text of Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., 580 U.S. ___ (2017) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)
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