Breach of a company patent (patent infringement) can lead to severe civil and, in rare cases, criminal penalties.

Patent holders can take civil action to stop infringement, recover financial losses, or destroy infringing products.

Key Civil Penalties and Remedies

If a court finds that a company has infringed on a patent, the following remedies are common: Injunctions: A court order forcing the company to immediately stop manufacturing, using, or selling the infringing product or process.

Damages: The infringer must compensate the patent owner for losses suffered, which can be calculated based on lost sales or a reasonable royalty fee.

Account of Profits: Instead of damages, the court may order the infringer to pay over any profits made from the infringing activity.

Destruction of Goods: Courts can order the delivery up or destruction of all infringing products and materials used to make them.

Legal Costs: Unsuccessful defendants are usually ordered to pay a significant portion of the patent holder’s legal fees.

Publicity: The court may order the infringer to publish a notice of the judgment at their own expense.

Criminal Consequences

While patent infringement is primarily a civil matter, in some jurisdictions, deliberate and large-scale infringement (such as counterfeit production) can lead to criminal penalties.

In the UK, IP crime can lead to fines of up to £50,000 and imprisonment for up to 10 years.In the US, willful infringement may lead to tripled damages.

Patent Application No.

2611787.9

Filing date

20 May 2026

Priority claim

GB2519166.9 filed 14 November 2025

Applicant

EZ Gains Ltd

Inventor

Clinton James Butcher

Title

Swimming Caps