Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Law

Extraterritoriality In U.S. Patent Law, Timothy R. Holbrook May 2008

Extraterritoriality In U.S. Patent Law, Timothy R. Holbrook

William & Mary Law Review

Globalization has eroded traditional territorial limits on intellectual property laws. Although this pressure was first seen in trademark and copyright law, recent court decisions have demonstrated that the territorial lines of U.S. patents are also under assault. Indeed, the Supreme Court recently considered extraterritoriality in U.S. patent law in its 2007 decision in Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., discussed thoroughly in this Article. Courts and commentators have offered two primary approaches to deal with the issue of the extraterritorial reach of U.S. patents. First, many courts, including the Supreme Court, continue to adhere to a strict view of a patent's …


Killing And Cleaning In Combat: A Proposal To Extend The Foreign Claims Act To Compensate For Long-Term Environmental Damage, Mark D. Sameit Feb 2008

Killing And Cleaning In Combat: A Proposal To Extend The Foreign Claims Act To Compensate For Long-Term Environmental Damage, Mark D. Sameit

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.