WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical: all you need to know
Today, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical, a case concerning lost patent profits occurring outside the US. WIPR outlines the key issues and what’s at stake.
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8 May 2018 The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said yesterday that “substantial evidence” supports the invalidation of three patents owned by WesternGeco that are currently at the centre of a dispute at the US Supreme Court.
22 June 2018 The US Supreme Court today ruled that patent owners can recover profits lost outside the US as a result of infringement in WesternGeco v Ion Geophysical.
25 June 2018 Patent owners were handed a significant win by the US Supreme Court on Friday, according to one lawyer, but others have described the decision as disappointing and narrow.