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First Principles of Business Law |
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4. Property rights in intangible things |
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4.4.2. Enforcing patent rights |
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Albert wants to know what rights he acquires as the owner of a patent and how these rights are enforced if anyone should infringe them. Which of the following statements is correct? |
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(a) A patent gives the inventor the exclusive rights to commercially exploit their invention and in the case of an infringement, the owner of a patent can sue both for an injunction and for damages. (b) A patent gives the inventor the rights to profit from their invention and in the case of an infringement, the owner of a patent can sue for damages, but is not entitled to an injunction. |
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