The International Law Prof Blog has passed along details about an upcoming teleconference, “Doing Business with Japan,” sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of International Law. The conference could not come at a better time. Businessweek’s Daniel Kruger reported this week that Japan has overtaken China as the largest foreign holder of … [Read more...]
Federal Circuit Court Limits International Reach of U.S. Patent Laws
An en banc ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit held recently that a statute used by patent holders to assert patents to products originating in the U.S. and assembled in other countries does not apply to method patents. The court ruled that patents for methods or processes are not subject to patent infringement liability if the products are assembled and … [Read more...]