The world is getting smaller, enabling global businesses without boundaries and goods to flow freely and globally. Companies developing components, programming code, or selling designs in one region, frequently have downstream products imported into or distributed within the United States. This global supply chain, while generating much more revenue, also makes companies potentially liable for indirect infringement. Indirect infringement can occur even when companies operate outside the U.S. and perform no directly-infringing act in the U.S.
While indirect infringement liability did not become available in some countries until recently, such liability has existed in the U.S. for over half a century. Despite its long history, critical questions of what constitutes induced or contributory infringement, what one must prove to establish liability, and when past damages and enhanced damages become available, have gone through fundamental changes in the last decade.
Knowing the latest issues surrounding indirect infringement enables companies to understand, manage, and minimize liability for indirect infringement. Routine daily activities, including small changes to the routines, can have significant consequences. We will discuss these topics with IP and business professionals:
- Liability from Non-U.S. Sales
- Liability from Other Acts Overseas
- Knowledge and Intent Requirements
- Some Opinions of Counsel Mitigate Risks; Some Don’t
- Traps for the Unprepared: Liability From Selling Non-Infringing Parts for Incorporation
Speakers:
Naoki Yoshida
Ming-Tao Yang
Moderator:
Michael Su
Date:
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Time:
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. India
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. China/Taiwan
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Japan/Korea
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