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Article: Recent Federal Circuit Decisions Address Extraterritorial Limits of United States Patent Law.(Eolas Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corp)(AT&T Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.)(Union Carbide Corp. v. Shell Oil Co)
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- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- January 25, 2006
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The year 2005 saw the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit address the extraterritorial effect of United States patent law in at least four major cases-Eolas v. Microsoft, AT&T v. Microsoft, NTP v. Research in Motion, and Union Carbide v. Shell Oil.
Most recently, in October 2005 and now in early 2006, the Federal Circuit issued its decisions in Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastic Tech. Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. The net result of these opinions is that the extraterritorial reach of United States patent law has been further defined and arguably extended.
Background
In Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. (1972), the United States ...