The law applies to "whoever without authority makes, uses or sells any patented invention."

A few of his patented inventions were still in manufacture well into the second half of the 20th century.

During that time, he became an author of 36 patented inventions.

A notebook computer, by one estimate, may contain up to 5,000 patented inventions.

The majority of these cases are filed by the companies that created the patented invention.

If the patented invention is a machine or process, then the good faith user may keep selling its output.

This man," he said, "offered me an opportunity to invest in a patented invention which seemed good.

His first patented invention was for a "mechanical movement" related to that.

This gives them the legal right to manufacture, use, sell or import your patented invention.

This includes output where the patented invention is an intermediary in a production process.