Foreign Activities May Give Rise to Liability for Inducing Infringement

"The Court finds that, under the current state of the law, the scope of section 271(b) can extend to extra-territorial activities. Because [plaintiff] has alleged that [defendant] sold potentially infringing modules to foreign companies knowing that those modules would be incorporated into products sold in the United States, [plaintiff] is entitled to discovery regarding [defendant's] extraterritorial activities."

Honeywell International Inc. v. Acer America Corp., 6-07-cv-00125 (TXED February 5, 2009, Memorandum Opinion & Order)