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U.S. Supreme Court

Case Status

Decided

Docket Number

05-1056

Term

2006 Term

Oral Argument Date

February 21, 2007

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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.”

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