2016 Indiana Code TITLE 24. TRADE REGULATION ARTICLE 11. BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS
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IC 24-11-2
Chapter 2. Definitions
IC 24-11-2-1
Application
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
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"Demand letter"
Sec. 2. (a) "Demand letter" means a letter, electronic mail, or any
other written, including electronic, communication asserting that a
target has engaged in patent infringement.
(b) The term does not include a complaint alleging patent
infringement, or other documents related to an action for patent
infringement, filed:
(1) in a United States District Court; or
(2) with the International Trade Commission.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
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"End user"
Sec. 3. "End user" means a person who purchases, rents, leases,
or otherwise obtains a product or service in the commercial market
that is not for resale in the commercial market and that is, or later
becomes, the subject of a patent infringement allegation.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
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"Person"
Sec. 4. "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited
liability company, a partnership, or other legal entity.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
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"Target"
Sec. 5. "Target" means any of the following:
(1) An end user who has received a demand letter or against
whom an assertion of patent infringement has been made.
(2) An end user who has been threatened with litigation for
patent infringement or against whom a lawsuit has been filed
alleging patent infringement.
(3) An end user whose customer has received a demand letter
asserting that the person's product, service, or technology has
infringed a patent.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.
Indiana Code 2016
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