A patent is only useful if you can enforce it. Enforcing a patent means hiring a lawyer, going to Federal court, and filing a lawsuit. Or at least threatening to do so. But how real is your threat? Federal law allows you, the patent owner, to collect money damages for patent infringement that occurs after […]
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Patent Marking and Infringement
August 20, 2020
Patent
Let’s say you’ve developed a valuable machine, one that lots of people want to use. You obtain patents for the machine. An infringer learns about the patent and copies the patented machine. You sue the infringer for patent damages. There is no question* that you can collect patent damages for the period of time after […]