35 U.S.C. § 284
Section 284 · Damages
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 29, 1999 version.
Upon finding for the claimant the court shall award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by the infringer, together with interest and costs as fixed by the court.
Upon finding for the claimant the court shall award the claimant damages adequate to compensate for the infringement, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by the infringer, together with interest and costs as fixed by the court.
The court may receive expert testimony as an aid to the determination of damages or of what royalty would be reasonable under the circumstances.
The court may receive expert testimony as an aid to the determination of damages or of what royalty would be reasonable under the circumstances.