ARE Patent Law Alert:
Federal Circuit Confirms That Fines for False Patent Marking are to be Imposed for Each Unit Falsely Marked

(January 6, 2010). On December 28, 2009 in The Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co., No. 2009-1044 (Fed. Cir. 2009), the Federal Circuit clarified the law of false patent marking and confirmed that 35 U.S.C. § 292 requires the assessment of a penalty of up to $500 for each unit sold that has been […]

ARE Patent Law Alert: Federal Circuit Confirms That Fines for False Patent Marking are to be Imposed for Each Unit Falsely Marked

(January 6, 2010). On December 28, 2009 in The Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co., No. 2009-1044 (Fed. Cir. 2009), the Federal Circuit clarified the law of false patent marking and confirmed that 35 U.S.C. § 292 requires the assessment of a penalty of up to $500 for each unit sold that has been […]