Lesson 859 of 1524
Patent Enforcement
Understand the basic rights of patent owners
Practice this chapterUnderstand the basic rights of patent owners Patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can be enforced by their owners in U.S.
The USPTO is responsible only for examining and issuing patents—it does not enforce them. A patent owner is called the “patentee.” The patentee has the statutory right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention covered by the patent throughout the United…
patent owner — called the “patentee.” The patentee has the statutory right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention covered by the pa. USPTO — responsible only for examining and issuing patents—it does not enforce them.
Worked example
What does “patent owner” mean in Patent Enforcement?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for patent owner.
- 2The book says: called the “patentee.” The patentee has the statutory right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention covered by the pa.
- 3Do not use the meaning of USPTO. That term means responsible only for examining and issuing patents—it does not enforce them.
Result: called the “patentee.” The patentee has the statutory right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention covered by the pa
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for patent owner.
Do not swap patent owner and USPTO. patent owner means called the “patentee.” The patentee has the statutory right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention covered by the pa. USPTO means responsible only for examining and issuing patents—it does not enforce them.
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