Mealey's (May 24, 2019, 12:50 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a May 21 amicus curiae brief filed at the invitation of the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco, on behalf of the United States, recommends denying a patent assignee’s petition for certiorari in a dispute over alleged patent infringement that happened abroad, arguing that Section 271(a) of the Patent Act pertains only to the sale of items that occur domestically (Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America Inc., No. 18-600, U.S. Sup.)....