Amicus Brief of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Neither Party, 16-1011, WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION Geophysical Corp.

24 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2018 Last revised: 16 Mar 2020

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Sapna Kumar

University of Minnesota Law School

Ifti Ahmed

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Date Written: March 2, 2018

Abstract

In WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION Geophysical Corp., the Supreme Court will consider whether lost profits arising from prohibited combinations occurring outside of the United States are categorically unavailable in cases in which patent infringement is proven under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f). The Houston Intellectual Property Law Association filed this brief on behalf of neither party.

Keywords: extraterritoriality, patents, RJR Nabisco, 271(f)

Suggested Citation

Kumar, Sapna and Ahmed, Ifti, Amicus Brief of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association in Support of Neither Party, 16-1011, WesternGeco L.L.C. v. ION Geophysical Corp. (March 2, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3133378 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3133378

Sapna Kumar (Contact Author)

University of Minnesota Law School ( email )

MN TX
United States

Ifti Ahmed

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. ( email )

1221 McKinney St #2500
Houston, TX 77010
United States

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