CITE

    35 USC Sec. 281                                             01/05/2009

EXPCITE

    TITLE 35 - PATENTS
    PART III - PATENTS AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS
    CHAPTER 29 - REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, AND OTHER ACTIONS

HEAD

    Sec. 281. Remedy for infringement of patent

STATUTE

      A patentee shall have remedy by civil action for infringement of
    his patent.

SOURCE

    (July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 812.)

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

      Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., Secs. 67 and 70, part (R.S.
    4919; R.S. 4921, amended (1) Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 391, Sec. 6, 29
    Stat. 694, (2) Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, Sec. 8, 42 Stat. 392, (3)
    Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 726, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 778).
      The corresponding two sections of existing law are divided among
    sections 281, 283, 284, 285, 286 and 289 with some changes in
    language. Section 281 serves as an introduction or preamble to the
    following sections, the modern term civil action is used, there
    would be, of course, a right to a jury trial when no injunction is
    sought.