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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Is the Federal Circuit Breathing Life Back Into False Patent Marking Claims?

The Federal Circuit determined that if a company misleads consumers about the nature of a product by making false patent marking claims, it can be held liable under the Lanham Act. False marking claims under the Lanham Act...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

To Mark or Not to Mark? U.S. Patent Holders Should Take Time to Carefully Consider Their Patent Marking

It’s never a bad time for companies holding U.S. patents to assess their patent marking strategy and compliance. Patent marking is often neglected or relegated to the marketing team, but it shouldn’t be. Whether what and how...more

Holland & Knight LLP

"For Use Under" Patent Marking: When a Claim Only Partially Covers the Product

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The Patent Act requires patentees to mark their products with the numbers of any patents that cover that product. Put differently, if you produce a product that would infringe one of your patents, you must mark that product...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Circuit Vaporizes Pre-Suit Damages

Section 287 of the U.S. Patent Act gives a patent owner the ability to recover damages for patent infringement in two ways: (1) if a patented article is marked; or (2) if actual notice of infringement has been provided. The...more

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