Compare the best Patent lawyers near Wayne, NJ today. Use our free directory to instantly connect with verified Patent attorneys.Fort Wayne, Indiana patent attorney, Gerald W. Askew, specializes in patent law services, as well as trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and more. Wayne has represented clients in more than 100 patent infringement actions. However, it is up to the patent owner to enforce these rights. A US patent holder can block importation and sale of an infringing machine, manufacture or composition of matter in the US and can sue for damages. Plaintiff Wayne Automation filed this Complaint for Patent Infringement on August 17, 1990. Wayne notifying ESCO of Wayne's rights in the '016 Patent and demanding that ESCO immediately cease and desist from its infringement of the '016 patent. Date of the application for patent in the United States. 35 U.S.C. 102(b) (emphasis added).