2017 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXVI TRADE AND COMMERCE
Chapter 416 Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies
Section 416.654 Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Effective 28 Aug 2014
Title XXVI TRADE AND COMMERCE
Chapter 416416.654. Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions. — If one or more persons or entities believe they have been a target of a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter, those persons or entities shall have a private right to a cause of action as follows:
(1) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to enjoin such violation or violations;
(2) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to recover actual monetary loss from such a violation or violations, or to receive ten thousand dollars in damages for each such violation, whichever is greater; and
(3) Upon any successful action under this section to recover their attorney's fees.
(L. 2014 S.B. 706)