Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
If someone infringes on your patent, you can file a lawsuit in federal court to make them stop the infringement, and potentially collect damages for your injuries that occurred within six years of the filing of the lawsuit, but the court may not allow you to recover past damages for patent infringement if you waited ...
Having your valuable patents registered and recognized in China will put you in a much better position when you explore options against infringers. After all, the patents published or granted by the USPTO are accessible to potential infringers from every corner of the world with an internet connection, including China.
Your counsel should be a Registered Patent Attorney. Many attorneys who handle patent cases are not Registered Patent Attorneys. Registered Patent Attorneys have science and engineering degrees and have been admitted to the Patent Bar in addition to their State Bar.
Getting Started in Litigation Your attorney will file a formal complaint in federal court, explaining how the defendant has infringed on your patent. Together with your attorney, you will need to compile evidence of your ownership of the patent and the infringement.
A patent holder must sue the unauthorized party in federal district court. The patent holder can sue in any federal court where the infringed product is found. Patent lawsuits are time-consuming. Depending on where you live, these suits can take years to get to trial.
A patent infringement action would typically name as a defendant every alleged patent infringer. This may be a particularly easy process if there is only one specific individual who has infringed on your patent. It can become much more complicated, however, when there are multiple individuals and businesses involved.
Polaroid took Kodak to court in 1976, accusing it of infringing on 12 patents relating to instant photography. The pioneering instant camera and film company, now defunct, sought $12 billion in damages, a staggering sum even by today's standards.
Having your valuable patents registered and recognized in China will put you in a much better position when you explore options against infringers. After all, the patents published or granted by the USPTO are accessible to potential infringers from every corner of the world with an internet connection, including China.
Patents in China are generally considered worthless to foreigners because they're so difficult to enforce.
The IPR Center encourages victims to visit its website at .IPRCenter to obtain more information about the IPR Center and to report violations of intellectual property rights online or by emailing IPRCenter@dhs. You can also report IP crime by clicking on The IRP Center's “Report IP Theft” button.