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CHAPTER 29⁠—REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS — Front Matter

Sec.
281.Remedy for infringement of patent.
282.Presumption of validity; defenses.
283.Injunction.
284.Damages.
285.Attorney fees.
286.Time limitation on damages.
287.Limitation on damages and other remedies; marking and notice.
288.Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim.
289.Additional remedy for infringement of design patent.
290.Notice of patent suits.
291.Derived patents.
292.False marking.
293.Nonresident patentee, service and notice.1
294.Voluntary arbitration.
295.Presumption: Product made by patented process.
296.Liability of States, instrumentalities of States, and State officials for infringement of patents.
297.Improper and deceptive invention promotion.
298.Advice of counsel.
299.Joinder of parties.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2011⁠—Pub. L. 112-29, § 19(d)(2), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 333, added item 299.

Pub. L. 112-29, § 17(b), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 329, added item 298.

Pub. L. 112-29, § 3(h)(2), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 289, amended item 291 generally, substituting “Derived patents” for “Interfering patents”.

1999⁠—Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4102(b)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–554, added item 297.

1992⁠—Pub. L. 102-560, § 2(b), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4230, added item 296.

1988⁠—Pub. L. 100-418, title IX, §§ 9004(b), 9005(b), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1566, inserted “and other remedies” in item 287 and added item 295.

1982⁠—Pub. L. 97-247, § 17(b)(2), Aug. 27, 1982, 96 Stat. 323, added item 294.

1 So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.