2001 US Code
Title 35 - PATENTS
PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
CHAPTER 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS
Sec. 288 - Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 35 - PATENTS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 35 - PATENTS PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS CHAPTER 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS Sec. 288 - Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim |
| Contains | section 288 |
| Date | 2001 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 22, 2002 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 93-596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 813 88 Stat. 1949 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 93-596 |
§288. Action for infringement of a patent containing an invalid claim
Whenever, without deceptive intention, a claim of a patent is invalid, an action may be maintained for the infringement of a claim of the patent which may be valid. The patentee shall recover no costs unless a disclaimer of the invalid claim has been entered at the Patent and Trademark Office before the commencement of the suit.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 93–596, §1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949.)
Historical and Revision NotesBased on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §71 (R.S. 4922).
The necessity for a disclaimer to recover on valid claims is eliminated. See section 253.
Language is changed.
Amendments1975—Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.
Effective Date of 1975 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective Jan. 2, 1975, see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 157 of this title.
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