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Intellectual PropertyUnited States

The Patent Act

Summary

The law governing the requirements and procedures for obtaining and enforcing patents for inventions.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Right to exclude others from making the invention
  • 02.
    Right to exclude others from selling or using the invention
  • 03.
    Right to exclude others from importing the invention

Penalties

  • 01.
    Compensatory damages (reasonable royalty or lost profits)
  • 02.
    Treble damages for willful infringement
  • 03.
    Attorney fees in exceptional cases
  • 04.
    Permanent injunctions

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