legal notice for new patent in docs?

[obair]

Thanks to the folks who sent suggestions.  They were very helpful. 

best,
Paul

On Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 12:19PM, "Combs, Richard" <richard.combs at Polycom.com> wrote:
>obair wrote:
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>> My boss is asking me to do some research to determine the "correct
>form of
>> legal notice for our patent and how it should be worded."
>> 
>> He wants this notice to be added to all manuals/datasheets for our
>relevant
>> products.
>> 
>> Can anyone direct me in any way?
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>I can't direct you to any authoritative sources, but the following
>simple statement was approved by our legal dept., so it doesn't have to
>be anything complicated: 
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>"The accompanying product is protected by one or more U.S. and foreign
>patents and/or pending patent applications held by Polycom, Inc." 
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>I'm guessing that your company doesn't have a lawyer on staff, or your
>boss wouldn't have asked you. But wasn't an attorney involved in
>obtaining the patent? Someone your company has on retainer, perhaps, or
>consults as needed? That would be a good source, and such a simple
>question shouldn't involve much (if any) billable time. 
>
>Richard
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>Richard G. Combs
>Senior Technical Writer
>Polycom, Inc.
>richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
>303-223-5111
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