Materials from a presentation by Austen Zuege, Grant Peters, and Bryan Wheelock about virtual patent marking are available here:
“Virtual Patent Marking: Practical Considerations, Recent Court Guidance, and Ideas for Designing Your Own Virtual Patent Marking Program”
This presentation and downloadable materials addresses basic requirements and best practices for virtual patent marking, as well as requirements for traditional/physical marking, alternative marking on a label or package, and false marking. Suggestions for implementing virtual patent marking are provided along with examples and hypotheticals used to discuss some of the practical challenges of virtual marking and where there continues to be areas uncertainty. More information about patent marking is available in this detailed guide and this brief overview.
Have an invention you would like to patent? Have a brand you would like to register as a trademark? Concerned about infringing someone else’s intellectual property? Is someone else infringing your IP? Need representation in an IP dispute? Austen is a patent attorney / trademark attorney who can help. These and other IP issues are his area of expertise. Contact Austen today to discuss.