Subscribe to the IP Headline RSS feed | Subscribe to the IP Headline feed via EmailANALYSIS: Beware: First Round of Cases Hits the Courts After Federal Circuit Clears the Way for Large False Patent Marking Fines
March 26, 2010 in Patent Trademark & Copyright Journal · Leave a Comment
A little case about construction stilts could mean big fines for companies found liable under the false patent marking statute. In a huge expansion of the fines available under the statute, the Federal Circuit has distinguished century-old precedent, and now every article falsely marked with a patent number is subject to the maximum fine, $500.
