Patent Marking and the Recent Flood of False Marking Suits

How to protect clients from patent-marking suits

What attendees learned:

• What false marking is
• How to properly mark products
• Ways to defend against false-marking suits
• Recent developments and legislative actions

If clients have patented products, they’ll be looking for advice now that a recent federal appellate decision triggered a flurry of false-marking lawsuits claiming millions of dollars in damages.

This timely webcast seminar brought attendees up to date on fast-breaking developments and provided them ways to help their clients defend against patent-troll lawsuits — or avoid them altogether.

Building a strong defense strategy

At this webcast seminar, attendees also gained knowledge of the major issues facing patent-holding companies, including:

• The benefits of properly engaging in patent marking pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 287(a)
• How to properly mark to receive the benefits afforded by 35 U.S.C. § 287(a)
• Recent case law relating to false patent marking
• False marking suits and associated litigation strategies
• Legislative actions in response to the recent false marking suits
• How to avoid false marking penalties under 35 U.S.C. § 292

Helping clients help themselves

The time to prepare for false-marking suits is now. This webcast provided the tools and techniques needed to help clients protect their patents — and their pocketbooks.

To learn more about this event, please visit the State Bar of Wisconsin Web site.