The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Brumfield v. IBG LLC made clear what the U.S. Supreme Court hinted at in its WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical decision: For any domestic act of infringement, a patent holder may request compensation for international harms. 

In this article, Mark Speegle and Thomas Natsume of Baker Botts L.L.P. examine the immediate strategic implications of Brumfield, and the potential long-term significance of the case within the evolving landscape of patent damages. 

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