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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 446 - Business Regulation
Act 550 of 2016 - Bad-Faith Patent Infringement Claims Act (446.161 - 446.173)
AN ACT to prohibit the bad-faith assertion of patent infringement; to provide remedies for the bad-faith assertion of patent infringements; to provide for the powers and duties of the attorney general; and to authorize the promulgation of rules.
History: 2016, Act 550, Eff. Oct. 1, 2017
- Section 446.161 - Short Title.
- Section 446.163 - Definitions.
- Section 446.165 - Unlawful Practice.
- Section 446.169 - Powers of Attorney General Relating to Unlawful Practice; Action by Target or Affiliated Person Aggrieved by Violation; Remedies to Plaintiff; Bond.
- Section 446.169a - Ex Parte Application and Hearing; Subpoena; Confidentiality of Documents, Things, or Other Information Obtained by Attorney General; Disclosure of Confidential Information as Misdemeanor; Conduct Subject to Civil Fine; Enforcement; Violation of Final Order as Civil Contempt.
- Section 446.169b - Assurance of Discontinuance.
- Section 446.169c - Temporary or Permanent Injunction; Action by Attorney General; Notice; Award of Investigation and Enforcement Costs; Civil Fine; Violation of Terms of Injunction or Judgment; Enjoining Person From Doing Business in State.
- Section 446.171 - Scope of Act.
- Section 446.173 - Effective Date.
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