New Hampshire Revised Statutes 359-M:1 – Definitions
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In this chapter:
I. “Demand letter” means a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement.
II. “Target” means a New Hampshire person or business:
(a) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;
(b) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or
(c) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person’s or business’s product, service, or technology has infringed upon a patent.
I. “Demand letter” means a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 359-M:1
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. “Target” means a New Hampshire person or business:
(a) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;
(b) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or
(c) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person’s or business’s product, service, or technology has infringed upon a patent.