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Definition[]

U.S. patent law[]

A demand letter is

[a] written request by a patent owner to a person who is accused of infringing a patent, which is not filed in court. A demand letter may order or request the accused infringer to stop infringing the claims, and/or may offer a license.[1]

References[]

  1. USPTO, Glossary (full-text).

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