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 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.
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(L. 2014 S.B. 706)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 416 - Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies
Section 416.011 - Title of act.
Section 416.021 - Definitions.
Section 416.031 - Restraint of trade prohibited.
Section 416.041 - Exempt organizations and activities.
Section 416.051 - Penalties — attorney general to prosecute — civil penalty for contempt.
Section 416.071 - Injunctive relief by circuit courts authorized.
Section 416.081 - Antitrust revolving fund — how used — source of funds.
Section 416.111 - Refusal to testify prohibited — criminal immunity granted.
Section 416.121 - Who may sue — prevailing plaintiff to be awarded attorney's fees and costs.
Section 416.141 - How construed as to comparable federal acts.
Section 416.151 - State's remedies to be cumulative — only one monetary recovery on any one act.
Section 416.161 - Severability clause.
Section 416.410 - Definitions.
Section 416.415 - Selling or advertising milk at less than cost prohibited — evidence.
Section 416.420 - Discrimination in price between localities — evidence.
Section 416.425 - Sales by retailers at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.430 - Sale by bulk milk handler at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.435 - Sales of milk in combination with other products at less than cost — evidence.
Section 416.445 - Sales and advertisements exempt from law, when.
Section 416.450 - Complaints, investigation by director — actions to restrain violations.
Section 416.455 - Person injured by violation may intervene in or bring injunction action.
Section 416.460 - Rules, authority, promulgation, procedure.
Section 416.465 - Director may subpoena and swear witnesses — enforcement of subpoena.
Section 416.470 - Director may employ auditing firm.
Section 416.475 - Bond of complainant, liability.
Section 416.480 - Remedies exclusive.
Section 416.485 - Actions barred, when.
Section 416.495 - Milk control fund, source and purpose.
Section 416.500 - Nonresident manufacturers, processors and distributors to pay license fee.
Section 416.505 - Operation without license enjoined — "stop-sale" orders, issuance — appeal.
Section 416.510 - Nonresident subject to Missouri judicial process, when.
Section 416.515 - Process, form.
Section 416.520 - Service of process, how made.
Section 416.525 - Notice of service of process, form.
Section 416.530 - Personal service authorized, how served.
Section 416.535 - Proof of service by mailing.
Section 416.540 - Provisions for service on nonresidents in addition to other methods.
Section 416.545 - Venue of actions.
Section 416.550 - Continuance of action as to nonresident.
Section 416.555 - Secretary of state to keep record of process.
Section 416.560 - Secretary of state's fee as costs.
Section 416.600 - Citation of law.
Section 416.605 - Definitions.
Section 416.610 - Transfer prices, public disclosure required.
Section 416.615 - Sale below cost or at lower price, prohibited when.
Section 416.620 - Allowable practices.
Section 416.635 - Civil action by injured party authorized.
Section 416.654 - Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Section 416.656 - Attorney general's authority — awards credited to antitrust revolving fund, when.
Section 416.658 - Other remedies not limited — inapplicability of act, when.