Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., 580 U.S. 140 (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., slip. op. at 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]."Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 1, 11 (citing ). Justice Samuel Alito wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which he was joined Justice Clarence Thomas.Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 1 (Alito, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment). Chief Justice John Roberts took no part in the decision of the case.Life Technologies Corp., slip op. at 11.
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
External links