RCW 19.350.005 Finding. The legislature finds that abusive patent litigation, and especially the assertion of bad faith infringement claims, can harm Washington’s economy. A person or business that receives a demand asserting such claims faces the threat of expensive and protracted litigation and may determine that it has no choice but to settle and to […]
RCW 19.350.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Assertion of patent infringement” means: (a) Sending or delivering a demand to a target; (b) Threatening a target with litigation asserting, alleging, or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement; (c) Sending or delivering […]
RCW 19.350.020 Bad faith assertions prohibited—Evidence of bad faith—Evidence of good faith—Exemptions. (1) A person may not make assertions of patent infringement in bad faith. (2) A court may consider the following nonexclusive factors as evidence that a person has made an assertion of patent infringement in bad faith: (a) The demand does not contain: […]
RCW 19.350.030 Enforcement of chapter—Application of consumer protection act. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state, or as parens patriae on behalf of persons residing in the state, to enforce this chapter. For actions brought by the attorney general to enforce the provisions of this section, the legislature finds […]
RCW 19.350.900 Short title. This chapter may be known and cited as the “patent troll prevention act.” [ 2015 c 108 § 6.]
