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NTP v. RIM: Developments in Infringement Liability Where a Significant Component Is Located Outside the U.S.

Companies involved with technologies that use components located both within and outside the United States will be interested in a recent decision in the patent infringement action brought by NTP, Inc. ("NTP") against Research In Motion, Ltd. ("RIM"). In August 2005, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit distinguished between infringement of "system" and "method" patent claims in "out of country" situations. The Federal Circuit held that if a component is located outside the United States, a <i>system claim</i> would be infringed if there is beneficial use of the patented system in the United States, while a <i>method claim</i> would not be infringed.

23 minute read October 04, 2005 at 11:14 AM
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John E. Daniel and Jonathan S. Caplan
NTP v. RIM: Developments in Infringement Liability Where a Significant Component Is Located Outside the U.S.

Companies involved with technologies that use components located both within and outside the United States will be interested in a recent decision in the patent infringement action brought by NTP, Inc.

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