Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
05-1056
Term
2006 Term
Oral Argument Date
February 21, 2007
Questions Presented
(1) Whether digital software code—an intangible sequence of “1’s” and “0’s”—may be considered a “component[] of a patented invention” within the meaning of Section 271(f)(1); and, if so,
(2) Whether copies of such a “component[]” made in a foreign country are “supplie[d] . . . from the United States.”
Case Updates
Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit’s ruling
April 30, 2007
Cert. granted
October 27, 2006