Indiana Code 24-11-3-3. Factors as evidence of not bad faith
(1) The demand letter contains the information described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 24-11-3-3
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(A) demand letter lacks the information described in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter; and
(B) target requests the information;
the person provides the information to the target within a reasonable period of time.
(3) The person engages in a good faith effort to:
(A) establish that the target has infringed the patent; and
(B) negotiate an appropriate remedy.
(4) The person makes a substantial investment in the:
(A) use of the patent; or
(B) production or sale of a product or item covered by the patent.
(5) The person is:
(A) the inventor or joint inventor of the patent; or
(B) if the patent was filed by and awarded to an assignee of the original inventor or joint inventor, the original assignee.
(6) The person has:
(A) demonstrated good faith business practices in previous efforts to enforce the patent or a substantially similar patent; or
(B) successfully enforced the patent, or a substantially similar patent, through litigation.
(7) Any other factor the court finds relevant.
As added by P.L.172-2015, SEC.1.