(1) A target of conduct involving assertions of patent infringement, or a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter or by a violation of rules promulgated under chapter 6, title 48, Idaho Code, may bring an action in district court. A court may award the following remedies to a plaintiff who prevails in an action brought pursuant to this subsection:
(a)  Equitable relief;
(b)  Damages;
(c)  Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney’s fees; and
(d)  Exemplary damages in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or three (3) times the total of damages, costs and fees, whichever is greater.
(2)  The remedies provided for in this chapter are not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other procedures or remedies for any violation or conduct provided for in any other statute.
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Terms Used In Idaho Code 48-1706

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Target: means an Idaho person:
    • Idaho Code 48-1702
    (3)  No private action may be brought under the provisions of this chapter more than three (3) years after the cause of action accrues. A cause of action shall be deemed to have accrued when the party bringing an action under the provisions of this chapter knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known, about the violation of the provisions of this chapter. Each bad faith assertion of patent infringement constitutes a separate violation under this chapter.