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Patent Marking and e-Marking in Europe: Maximizing Benefits and Avoiding Pitfalls

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In Short - The Background: Patent marking refers to the practice of indicating on a product that its underlying technology is protected through a patent. As an alternative to traditional patent marking, e-marking displays...more

Fish & Richardson

Marking and Pre-Suit Damages: What Happens when a Failure to Mark Is Followed by a Period of Compliance with the Marking Statute?

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A question that arises with some frequency in modern patent infringement cases is: Can pre-suit damages be recovered for a time period when the patentee (and any licensee) was in compliance with the marking statute when there...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Notice Under § 287 Means Knowledge of Infringement, Not Knowledge of Patent

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court’s finding of liability for infringement that occurred prior to the filing of the action, explaining that notwithstanding the defendant’ admission that...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

McDermott Will & Emery

Failure to Mark Can Put Damages Underwater

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed that patented articles must be marked in order for the patentee to recover pre-notification or pre-complaint damages. Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Arctic Cat Inc. v. Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2020)

The patent marking statute, codified at 35 U.S.C. § 287(a) appears straightforward: Patentees, and persons making, offering for sale, or selling within the United States any patented article for or under them, or importing...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Read the Fine Print When Using Product Literature for Marking

In the last issue, we discussed patent marking basics and issues related to licensee marking. A recent district court summary judgment decision provides another reminder regarding licensee marking and whether marking product...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fresh From the Bench: Precedential Patent Cases From the Federal Circuit

Arctic Cat v. Bombardier deals with obviousness, patent marking, reasonable royalties, willfulness and enhanced damages. The panel affirms all of the district court’s rulings other than as to patent marking, which it remands...more

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