Index
Patent Act (Title 35 U.S. Code)
Summary
Provides inventors with exclusive rights to their novel, non-obvious, and useful inventions for a limited period, typically 20 years.
Rights & Rules
- 01.A patent holder can prevent others from making, using, selling, or importing their patented invention without authorization.
- 02.This exclusive right applies to utility patents (for new and useful processes, machines, articles of manufacture, or compositions of matter) and design patents (for new, original, and ornamental designs for articles of manufacture).
Penalties
- 01.Monetary damages, which can include lost profits or a reasonable royalty.
- 02.Injunctions to stop further infringement.
- 03.Recovery of attorney's fees in exceptional cases.
Verified Citations
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - General Information Concerning Patents
Source"A patent is an intellectual property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor 'to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States' for a limited time..."