Bloomberg Law
April 14, 2018, 12:56 AM UTC

Supreme Court to Tackle Patent Damages Tied to Foreign Sales

Peter Leung

• Infringement of U.S. patent leads to lost overseas contracts, WesternGeco says • Parties argue over whether damages should cover losses suffered abroad

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to weigh a case involving whether a patent owner can get damages for foreign sales lost because a U.S. patent was infringed.

The high court’s opinion in the case,WesternGeco v. ION,may have a far-ranging impact on how damages are calculated in many types of patent cases, especially those involving international supply chains. Oral argument is scheduled for April 16.

A jury found that ION Geophysical Corp. infringed WesternGeco LLC’s ...

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