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patent in·fringe·ment

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  1. patent infringementnoun

    violation of the rights secured by a patent

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  1. patent infringement

    Patent infringement refers to the act of producing, using, selling, or offering to sell a product or service that includes an invention or design patented by someone else, without obtaining legal permission or license from the patent holder. This not only includes exact copies of the patent, but also any variations that are deemed similar enough to the original. This act violates the patent holder's exclusive rights to commercialize their invention or design for a specific period of time, typically 20 years.

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  1. Patent infringement

    Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention without permission from the patent holder. Permission may typically be granted in the form of a license. The definition of patent infringement may vary by jurisdiction, but it typically includes using or selling the patented invention. In many countries, a use is required to be commercial to constitute patent infringement. The scope of the patented invention or the extent of protection is defined in the claims of the granted patent. In other words, the terms of the claims inform the public of what is not allowed without the permission of the patent holder. Patents are territorial, and infringement is only possible in a country where a patent is in force. For example, if a patent is filed in the United States, then anyone in the United States is prohibited from making, using, selling or importing the patented item, while people in other countries may be free to make the patented item in their country. The scope of protection may vary from country to country, because the patent is examined by the patent office in each country or region and may have some difference of patentability, so that a granted patent is difficult to enforce worldwide.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of patent infringement in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of patent infringement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of patent infringement in a Sentence

  1. Doug Shelton:

    Over the past three years, New York-based IBM has attempted to conclude a fair and reasonable patent license agreement with Groupon, and we are disappointed that Groupon is seeking to divert attention from its patent infringement by suing.

  2. Apple Inc:

    Qualcomm's ongoing campaign of patent infringement claims is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the larger issues they face with investigations into their business practices in U.S. federal court, and around the world.

  3. H. E. Martz:

    He who builds a better mousetrap these days runs into material shortages, patent-infringement suits, work stoppages, collusive bidding, discount discrimination--and taxes.

  4. H. E. Martz:

    He who builds a better mousetrap these days runs into material shortages, patent-infringement suits, work stoppages, collusive bidding, discount discrimination--and taxes."


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