What We Do

Ocean Tomo's PatentMarking™ notification platform provides free, public information linking products and services to the patents they're comprised of. PatentMarking data comes in three categories: (O) Observed, provided generally by registered users; (V) Validated, provided by Ocean Tomo or a trusted affiliate organization; and (R) Reported, provided by the product manufacturer or service provider (the "Reporter") under agreement with Ocean Tomo. Reported data is considered to be a representation of the Reporter (subject to terms and conditions) and as such replaces all related Observed and Validated information.

Background

Currently, the law in the United States and other countries requires that patented articles be marked in order to give constructive notice to the public so as not to infringe. Failure to mark may prohibit the patentee from obtaining back damages prior to giving actual notice to the infringer (e.g., by way of letter or the filing of a complaint) and may even result in liability for under-management of corporate assets. Traditional marking of either products or their brochures is cumbersome and expensive. Online marking allows for efficient updates as well as searching across patent number, licensees or product.

Using PatentMarking

To locate patent information, simply search by product name, company, or patent number. Patent search results include all countries, products and services relevant to a particular patent, as well as a permanent log available to the reporters showing the date when such information was posted or removed. Verified entries include evidence such as a product brochure PDFs or photographs showing actual markings. If you or your organization is interested in adding information into PatentMarking, please contact an Ocean Tomo representative at patentmarking@oceantomo.com.