As used in this article, the term:
For article, “Automation & Predictive Analytics in Patent Prosecution: USPTO Implications & Policy,” see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1185 (2019).
(1) “Claims in the patent” means the extent of protection con-
ferred by a patent.
(2) “Demand letter” means a letter, email, or other written communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in
patent infringement.
(3) “Target” means a person:
(A) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;
(B) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or
(C) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that use of such person’s product, service, or technology infringes
a patent.