There are several places to find an attorney to hire for a patent infringement case. One of the best ways is to look in your local newspaper or phone book. There are many sites online that can also provide this information like Alliance Claim Funding.
Civil Case
Remedies for patent infringement vary from country to country. In the US, a patent owner generally receives the larger of either a "reasonable royalty" or lost profits. In the case of willful infringement, where the infringement is found to be deliberate, damages may be awarded up to three times actual damages.
Samsung, after being found guilty of a patent infringement, was ordered to pay Apple $1.05-billion in damages. However, following an issue with the jury's verdict, the amount was later decreased to $1.049-billion.
Yes, there are cases that I heard about this. This is possible.
Depending on where you are they include stiff penalties (in the US, anything from $700 to $500,000 per infringement, plus potentially court costs and attorney's fees.) In egregious cases, jail time can be imposed if a criminal infringement case is filed.
Using a patent search lawyer can save time, money and problems because they have special qualifications to manage patents, patent searches, patent applications and other procedures related to patents. In the United States, a patent search attorney must have a special license to practice or represent their clients at the U.S. Patent Office. They must also pass an examination to receive their license to practice patent law. Being licensed in this case means that your attorney is allowed to prepare and file applications for patents. They are allowed to prosecute patent applications and provide patentability opinions. A patent attorney is an attorney with special ability to represent clients that seek patents. They may work on any and all matters or procedures that involve patent law and practice. A patent practitioner in the U.S. may be either a patent attorney or agent. Those who are attorneys must also be licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. state or territory. The patent lawyer is allowed to provide other legal services to their clients, whereas the patent agent may not, because they are not licensed attorneys. A patent search lawyer is experienced in all patent matters, including how to conduct a proper and timely search to discover if there are any other issued patents in effect that might conflict with or be infringed upon by their client's patent. Using a patent search lawyer from the beginning is the best action to take because this is a person legally allowed to provide related legal services having to do with patent matters and licensing of inventions. They can advise their client about appeals of a Patent Office decision, suing for infringement, if someone else's invention is infringing upon their client's patent, or if their client's patent would infringe upon another issued patent. A patent agent cannot provide similar legal advice, nor can they go before the Trademark Office of the U.S. Patent Office to represent clients. Professionals like scientists, engineers, and law students or graduates can take the Patent Office examination and call themselves "patent agents" if they pass the test, but they cannot give legal advice if they are not also admitted to a state or territorial bar. Those who are already admitted to a state or territorial bar as a licensed attorney may call themselves a "patent attorney" and provide legal advice. Since it takes special knowledge and skill to search for and write patent information, using a patent search lawyer is the smartest decision.
Most infringement matters are dealt with through a cease and desist letter prepared by an attorney. If infringement persists, the rightsholder can contact the Intellectual Property program of the FBI's Financial Institution Fraud Unit (or the Cyber Division in the case of electronic works).
In the United States copyright law is almost exclusively handled in federal district courts, other than copyright of sound recordings published prior to 1972 and other possible issues that are handled under state laws because they are not pre-empted by the federal laws.
Patent cases
A patent case involves copyrighted or patented material. The word patent can also mean the subject matter is obvious on its face.
Yes, you still have to pay for their time and possible filling fees.
There are a few routes one could take to patent their ideas. Whilst one could go and patent the product themselves, it is always best in any case to hire a patent attorney. The claims of a patent must be carried out correctly and on the first submission, and the process is very complicated if one is not trained in the field. This could costly so one might seek out financial support from an investor before submitting a patent request.