Legal Opinion
Microsoft Corp. v. At&t Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 2007No. 05-1056PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
It is the general rule under United States patent law that no infringement occurs when a patented product is made and sold in another country. There is an exception. Section 271(f) of the Patent Act, adopted in 1984, provides that infringement does occur when one “supplies . . . from the United States,” for “combination” abroad, a patented invention’s “components.” 35 U. S. C. § 271(f)(1). This case concerns the applicability of § 271(f) to computer software first sent from the United States to a foreign manufacturer on a master disk, or by electronic transmission, then copied by the foreign…
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