FAQs Patent Questions

Question:A Patentee who makes or sells patented articles is required to mark the articles with the word “Patent”

Answer:
A patentee who makes or sells patented articles, or a person who does so for or under the patentee is required to mark the articles with the word “Patent” and the number of the patent. The penalty for failure to mark is that the patentee may not recover damages from an infringer unless the infringer was duly notified of the infringement and continued to infringe after the notice.

Question:Any member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark office are prohibited from applying for a patent.

Answer:
Officers and employees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office are prohibited by law from applying for a patent or acquiring, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any patent or any right or interest in any patent.

Question:Are published patents the only content of the Electronic Official Gazette - Patents?

Answer:
No. The eOG:P contains a section called Patent and Trademark Office Notices.

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