Notifications concerning the assertion of rights under a patent or pending patent and providing a penalty. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill regulates written communications attempting to enforce or assert rights in connection with a patent or pending patent. Under the bill, such a written communication is called a "patent notification." Under the bill, a "target" of a patent notification is an individual who is a resident of this state or a company that is domiciled in or does substantial business in this state and who either receives a patent notification or has customers who receive a patent notification concerning a product, service, process, or technology of the target.

Under the bill, a patent notification must contain certain information, including the number and a copy of each patent or pending patent that is the subject of the patent notification; an identification of each patent claim being asserted and the target's product, service, process, or technology to which that claim relates; and the basis for each theory of each patent claim being asserted and how that claim relates to the target's product, service, process, or technology. The bill provides a 30-day opportunity for a person to supplement a patent notification with any required information the person fails to include in the initial patent notification. A patent notification may not contain false, misleading, or deceptive information.

Who's behind it

3 senators are its authors⁠. 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

12 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DATCP

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo