Direct Infringement Law and Legal Definition
Under U.S. law, a patent owner may enforce the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the patent invention in an action for patent infringement. Anyone who, without the owner's consent, makes, uses, or sells in the U.S. any product, process, apparatus or composition that is legally protected by at least one claim in the owner's patent is liable for direct infringement of the patent. Under test of direct infringement, one can be liable for patent infringement even though one was unaware of the patent or that the acts one is carrying out are tortuous.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Actio Commodati Directa
- Advance Directive
- Advance Directives (Health Care)
- After-Arrival Mandatory Directive [Transportation]
- Athletic Director
- Automated Export System Direct
- Board of Directors
- Border and Transportation Security Directorate [BTS]
- Cable and Satellite Directive
- Civil Causes of Action - Trademark or Copyright Infringement
