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This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the [[European Union]], and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the [[USA]].  It may also be called a "bad faith infringement".
 
This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the [[European Union]], and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the [[USA]].  It may also be called a "bad faith infringement".
  
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The question of whether an infringement is wilful is usually important regarding the fine to be paid by a defendant who loses. In the USA, a court can increase the damages to ''up to'' three times the original amount in the case of wilful infringement, and the judge can order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's attorney's fees.<ref>http://www.pubpat.org/assets/files/ftisapresentation/RavicherFTISAPresentation.mp3 (time:13:45)</ref>
 
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In the USA, the 2007 ''In re Seagate'' case is seen as having made it more difficult to have an infringement judged "wilful".
 
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When a patent holder sends a notification letter (cost: 44 cents for a stamp) to a software developer, the alleged infringement becomes an alleged wilful infringement. The software developer can undo this by getting a certificate of non-violation from a lawyer, which patent attorney [[Dan Ravicher]] estimates to cost $40,000.<ref>http://www.pubpat.org/assets/files/ftisapresentation/RavicherFTISAPresentation.mp3</ref>
 
  
 
==Cases of wilful infringement==
 
==Cases of wilful infringement==

Revision as of 05:15, 14 January 2011

Wilful infringement is when someone knows that an idea is patented, and proceeds to use that idea without having gotten permission.

This concept may have other names, or may not exist, in various jurisdictions, but it exists in the European Union, and "the willful infringement doctrine" exists in the USA. It may also be called a "bad faith infringement".

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Cases of wilful infringement

External links

References

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