patent infringement
noun[U]
LAWukusasituationin which apersonor acompanybreaksthelawby using aproductwhich has apatentwithoutpermission:
Alawsuithas beenfiledagainst thecompanyforpatentinfringement.
apatentinfringementcase/claim/lawsuit
Examplesofpatent infringement
patent infringement
By 1926 copycat versions were on the market, and he spent much of his time and money fightingpatentinfringement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Use of these patents requires licensing; use without license generally constitutespatentinfringement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In many countries, a use is required to be "commercial" (or to have a "commercial" purpose) to constitutepatentinfringement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For third parties,patentinfringementinsurance covers their legal costs in case they are sued forpatentinfringementby an inventor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Patentinfringementinsurance is generally considered too expensive to be worth the cost.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These agreements allow each party to practice the other party's patented inventions without the threat of being sued forpatentinfringement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The matter led to apatentinfringementcase.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When faced with an action forpatentinfringement, the defendant has a number of defences that they can use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The claimant should receive compensation that would restore it to the position it would have occupied should thepatentinfringementhave never occurred.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is the second subjective factor that has been identified as increasing the length and cost ofpatentinfringementsuits.
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