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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.654

Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions

Known as the Missouri Antitrust Law

The act spans §§ 416–416 (59 sections).

Effective: 28 Aug 2014; (L. 2014 S.B. 706)

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.

Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.