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Intellectual PropertyUnited States

The Patent Act

Summary

Grants inventors the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling their invention for a specific period of time.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Right to prevent others from manufacturing the invention
  • 02.
    Right to license the invention to others for royalties
  • 03.
    Right to exclude others from importing the invention into the U.S.

Penalties

  • 01.
    Reasonable royalties
  • 02.
    Lost profits of the patent holder
  • 03.
    Treble damages for willful infringement
  • 04.
    Permanent or preliminary injunctions

Verified Citations

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