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Transocean v. Maersk  610 F.3d 1296  (Fed. Cir. 2010)   How an Overseas Offer for Sale can Infringe a US Patent  © 2010 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC WCSR Patent Legal Issues Meeting  Dec 14, 2010 Nanda Alapati
Womble Carlyle presentations are intended to provide general information about significant legal developments and should not be construed as legal advice regarding any specific facts and circumstances, nor should they be construed as advertisements for legal services.  DISCLAIMER
Litigants & Patents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
USP 6,068,069(Transocean)  Multi-Activity Offshore
Claim 17 of USP 6,068,069 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sales Agreement  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Delivered Rig ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
District Court (S.D.Tex) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Offer to Sell” issue (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Offer to Sell” issue (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Offer to Sell” issue (3) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Offer to Sell” issue (4) ,[object Object],[object Object]
“ Sale” issue (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Sale” issue (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Sale” issue (3) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Modification of Rig” issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Obviousness” issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Enablement” issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Willfulness” issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Observations & Lessons (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Observations & Lessons (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Transocean v. Maersk: How an Overseas Offer for Sale Can Infringe a U.S. Patent

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