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Title 35 — Patents

Part III · Chapter 29 — Remedies for Infringement of Patent, and Other Actions

§ 283. Injunction

Statutory text

The several courts having jurisdiction of cases under this title may grant injunctions in accordance with the principles of equity to prevent the violation of any right secured by patent, on such terms as the court deems reasonable.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

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

    Enacted · 35 U.S.C. § 283

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

    Source evidence

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

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Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 70, part (R.S. 4921, amended (1) Mar. 3, 1897, ch. 391, § 6, 29 Stat. 694, (2) Feb. 18, 1922, ch. 58, § 8, 42 Stat. 392, (3) Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 726, § 1, 60 Stat. 778).

This section is the same as the provision which opens R.S. 4921 with minor changes in language.

Credits

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

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