---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 1245.203"
title: "14"
number: "1245.203"
heading: "Incomplete notice of infringement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/1245.203"
---

# §1245.203. Incomplete notice of infringement.

- (a) If a communication alleging patent infringement or copyright infringement is received that does not meet the requirements set forth in [§ 1245.202(a)](/cfr/14/1245.202.md?p=a), the sender shall be advised in writing by the Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property:
  - (1) That the claim for infringement has not been satisfactorily presented; and
  - (2) **Of the elements necessary to establish a claim.**
- (b) A communication, in which no infringement is alleged in accordance with [§ 1245.202(a)](/cfr/14/1245.202.md?p=a), such as a mere proffer of a license, shall not be considered a claim for infringement.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20112-20113; 22 U.S.C. 2356; 35 U.S.C. 181-188 and 286; and 28 U.S.C. 1498.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 14687, Mar. 13, 2012, unless otherwise noted.