How Do You Protect Yourself Against Patent Infringement?
A patent creates the right to deny others the ability to reproduce your idea or invention. An infringement on that patent means that someone has gone ahead and done so. The remedy for patent infringement is a civil lawsuit. You cannot entirely protect yourself against patent infringement, but if you craft your initial patent application carefully and aggressively pursue patent infringers, you can reduce the potential that someone will infringe your patent later. Follow these steps to protect your patent. Write your patent application carefully in the first place. It’s important that the patent claims (information on what the patented object or process claims to do that is useful and novel) on your patent be correct. You can pursue a patent infringer on the basis of these claims. Use a patent attorney when you apply for your patent. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office maintains a list of qualified U.S. patent attorneys who can help you draft an application that will protect your intere
