What rights does patent ownership confer?

Patent ownership gives the patent owner the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the claimed invention into the United States. As stated in 35 U.S.C. 154(a)(1):

Ownership of a patent gives the patent owner the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing into the United States the invention claimed in the patent.

However, it’s important to note that ownership does not automatically grant the right to practice the invention, as there may be other legal considerations such as other dominant patents, regulatory approvals, or court injunctions.

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Topics: MPEP 300 - Ownership and Assignment, MPEP 301-Ownership/Assignability of Patents and Applications, Patent Law, Patent Procedure
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