Category: Patent Law

Risks of Patent Infringement in Joint Agreements

March 26, 2024
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Walker Weitzel
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Risks of Joint Patent Infringement Us Patent law (35 U.S.C. § 271) states that the following factors are used to determine patent infringement in Court: Making, using, selling, or offering to sell a patent invention Importing a patented invention in the United States Additionally, anyone who actively encourages someone else to infringe a patent is […]

      Patent Invention Assignment Between Former Employee/Employer

      November 10, 2022
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      Walker Weitzel
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      Patent assignment agreements are made between employers and employees for invention patents. These agreements usually happen in instances when an employee is developing a patent invention with the employer’s resources and may sign an agreement signing over the rights of the patent invention to the employer. But patent assignment agreements between employer and employee don’t […]

          “Domestic Industry” Requirements for Patent Infringement

          November 9, 2022
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          Walker Weitzel
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          Patent protection grants the patentee exclusive rights to his patent invention, prohibiting other parties from manufacturing, using, selling, or importing the invention in the United States. Any party found guilty of patent infringement can be held answerable by the patent owner in the Federal Courts.  The following blog discusses the right of importing patented products […]

              Effect of Cease & Desist Letters in Patent Infringement

              November 9, 2022
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              Walker Weitzel
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              A patent owner has sole ownership of his patent invention after the patent application has been granted. Thus, he has the right to take legal action by filing a patent infringement claim on the use, production, selling, or import of his patented product.  The patentee has a few options before filing a case for patent […]

                  Importance of Claims in Patent Applications

                  November 6, 2022
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                  Walker Weitzel
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                  The claim section of a patent is the most important element of the patent application. It defines the scope of the patent, covering critical aspects of the functionality and method of the patent invention.   Patent claims must be drafted, keeping in mind the protection the patentee will require after the patent application has been granted. […]

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