Wednesday, May 02, 2018 3:59:15 PM
having a patent pending holds A LOT of weight!
"Inventors will be glad to hear that the term “patent pending” actually carries a lot of weight when it comes to stopping others from stealing inventions. If an inventor has a patent pending for an invention and a company begins to use that invention without his permission, the inventor can proceed to get the patent issued and sue the company for patent infringement. Patent damages start to accrue from the date that the application is published 18 months after it is filed. Moreover, the inventor can get triple damages if he can prove the infringement was willful. Finally, the inventor may also get an injunction against the company, thereby stopping the company from selling any more of the infringing product.
All this is not good for the offending company. By the time the infringement case is over, that company may have to pay triple damages, have to quit selling the product, and lose all its development and marketing costs.
For this reason, you are likely to find that most companies are not likely to rip off your “patent pending” invention if they believe you have a good chance of eventually getting a patent. These companies will recognize that it is better business to simply buy or license the patent rights from you than steal the idea from you and face the consequences."
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