Practice question
An infringer had neither knowledge nor reasonable grounds to know of the patent before a stated date. Under Section 80, may the patentee recover damages for the earlier acts solely because infringement otherwise occurred?
- No; the knowledge or reasonable-ground requirement limits damages for those earlier acts
- Yes, knowledge never matters
- Yes, because every patent is conclusively known worldwide
- Only if the patent owner is famous
- Only if the product is expensive
Legal references
- RA 8293, Intellectual Property Code, Sections 67-70, 73 and 76-107, read with RA 9502: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8293_1997.html
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