LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. v. PROMEGA CORP.

No. 14-1538.

137 S.Ct. 734 (2017)

580 U.S. 140

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION et al., Petitioners v. PROMEGA CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter G. Phillips , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Zachary D. Tripp , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court.

Seth P. Waxman , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Robert N. Hochman , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, Carter G. Phillips , Erika L. Maley , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Mark C. Fleming , Eric F. Fletcher , Janine M. Lopez , Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, Seth P. Waxman , Thomas G. Saunders , Kevin M. Lamb , Wilmer Cutler Pickering, Hale and Don' LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.


This case concerns the intersection of international supply chains and federal patent law. Section 271(f)(1) of the Patent Act of 1952 prohibits the supply from the United States of "all or a substantial portion" of the components of a patented invention for combination abroad. 35 U.S.C. §...

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