The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality’s Slow Decline In Patent Law
Stephen McBride and Elissa Sanford’s co-authored article “The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality’s Slow Decline in Patent Law,” was featured in AIPLA’s Quarterly Journal (48-3).
United States patent law has traditionally held a strong presumption against extraterritorial application. Over the years, this presumption has gradually waned in response to advances in technology and global integration. Not only has Congress periodically amended the infringement statute (35 U.S.C. §271) to reach scenarios that were once considered extraterritorial, but caselaw has also […]