Section 417.031 – Assignment of mark, procedure.
Effective – 28 Aug 1995 417.031. Assignment of mark, procedure. — 1. Any mark and its registration hereunder shall be assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark. Assignment shall […]
Section 417.036 – Registry of marks open to public.
Effective – 28 Aug 1973 417.036. Registry of marks open to public. — The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all marks registered or renewed under sections 417.005 to 417.066. ——– (L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 7)
Section 416.625 – Civil penalty, amount — attorney general, duties — funds paid to general revenue fund.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 416.625. Civil penalty, amount — attorney general, duties — funds paid to general revenue fund. — 1. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 416.615 shall forfeit and pay to the state a civil penalty of a minimum of one thousand dollars and up to five thousand […]
Section 416.630 – Courts, jurisdiction — civil actions, duties of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys — consent judgments allowed, when — final judgment, effect.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 416.630. Courts, jurisdiction — civil actions, duties of attorney general and prosecuting attorneys — consent judgments allowed, when — final judgment, effect. — 1. The several circuit courts of this state are invested with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of section 416.615. 2. The attorney general may institute civil […]
Section 416.635 – Civil action by injured party authorized.
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 416.635. Civil action by injured party authorized. — Any person who is injured in his business or property in a relevant geographic market by reason of anything forbidden or declared unlawful by sections 416.600 to 416.640 may sue therefor in any circuit court of this state in which the defendant […]
Section 416.650 – Definitions
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 416.650. Definitions — For purposes of sections 416.650 to 416.658, the following terms shall mean: (1) “Demand letter”, a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that a target has engaged in patent infringement, but shall not include a petition filed in a court of appropriate jurisdiction; (2) “Target”, […]
Section 416.652 – Demand letters, no bad faith assertions of patent infringement — factors court may consider.
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 416.652. Demand letters, no bad faith assertions of patent infringement — factors court may consider. — 1. No person shall make a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter. 2. A court may consider the following factors as evidence that a person has made a bad faith […]
Section 416.654 – Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 416.654. 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 […]
Section 416.656 – Attorney general’s authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 416.656. Attorney general’s authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when. — 1. The attorney general’s authority under this chapter to investigate, restrain, and prosecute civil actions under the Missouri antitrust law shall apply to investigating and prosecuting actions under sections 416.650 to 416.658. 2. In an action brought […]
Section 416.658 – Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 2014 416.658. Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when. — 1. Sections 416.650 to 416.658 shall not be construed to limit the rights or remedies available to any person or the state under any other law with regard to conduct involving assertions of patent infringement provided that it shall […]