How much is enough? Supreme Court clarifies overseas patent infringement liability

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Abstract: Just how much patent infringement does it take to be liable for damages? The U.S. Supreme Court recently tackled this question in one context, ruling that supplying only one component of an infringing multicomponent invention made abroad doesn’t make the supplier liable for patent infringement. This article reviews the case in which the Court established a bright-line test for some circumstances, but created significant uncertainty for others. Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., No. 14-1538, Feb. 22, 2017 (U.S.)