US Attempts to Block Electronic Transmissions of Digital Data That Violates Patents

US Tries, and Fails, to Block “Import” of Digital Data That Violates Patents

3D-printed dental aligners that violate patents relied on "import" of bits.

Jon Brodkkin | November 10, 2015

A federal appeals court panel today struck down an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling in a patent case that attempted to block electronic transmissions of digital data from overseas.
The ITC’s authority to prevent importation of “articles” applies only to material things, not digital transmissions, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled. (Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge posted the ruling’s text.)

Source: http://instantcontent.ninja/downloads/international-trade-commission-and-itc-dockets-articles-10-x-300-words/

“The Commission’s decision to expand the scope of its jurisdiction to include electronic transmissions of digital data runs counter to the ‘unambiguously expressed intent of Congress,’” Chief Circuit Judge Sharon Prost wrote for the court in a 2-1 decision.

<more at http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/11/us-tries-and-fails-to-block-import-of-digital-data-that-violates-patents/; related links: http://instantcontent.ninja/downloads/international-trade-commission-and-itc-dockets-articles-10-x-300-words/ (International Trade Commission and ITC dockets articles...) and https://www.publicknowledge.org/assets/uploads/documents/clearcorrect-v-itc.pdf (CLEARCORRECT OPERATING, LLC, CLEARCORRECT PAKISTAN (PRIVATE), LTD.,
Appellants v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., Intervenor. 2014-1527. Appeal from the United States International Trade
Commission in Investigation No. 337-TA-833. Decided November 10, 2015)>