TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE

Section 1. Selling and Other Trade Practices, 10-1-1 through 10-1-915.

ARTICLE 27A BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT

10-1-770. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

1. "Claims in the patent" means the extent of protection conferred by a patent.
2. "Demand letter" means a letter, e-mail, or other written communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement.
3. "Target" means a person:
   1. Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;
   2. Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or
   3. Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that use of such person's product, service, or technology infringes a patent.

(Code 1981, §10-1-770, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 208, § 1/HB 809.)