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Patent Infringement In China In Georgia
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Patent infringement is the unlawful use, selling, or copying of a patented invention. United States patent law protects such inventions. A patent is a type of intellectual property that the inventor could seek protection by filing a patent application.
Examination proceeding for inventions includes five stages, namely receiving, preliminary examination, publication, substantive examination, and grant.
A U.S. patent holder can block importation and sale of an infringing machine, manufacture or composition of matter in the U.S. and can sue for damages. Suit can be brought against foreign companies in U.S. federal court, so long as the patent holder can serve the infringer.
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.
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 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.
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.
Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have no effect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in other countries must apply for a patent in each of the other countries or in regional patent offices.
However, it is a noted challenge to enforce IP rights in every foreign country, and as such, U.S. companies should file to protect their IP in China. Having your valuable patents registered and recognized in China will put you in a much better position when you explore options against infringers.
Countries without Intellectual Property Laws Countries such as East Timor, Suriname, Somalia, Eritrea or the Maldives do not have local laws that regulate the granting or enforcement of patents.