Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 11-1601
Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 11-1601
- 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: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(b) “Claim” means the scope of the patent owner’s exclusive rights to the use and control of the patent owner’s invention.
(c) “Demand letter” means a letter, an electronic mail, or any other written communication asserting that a person has engaged in patent infringement.
(d) “Division” means the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General.
(e) “Target” means a person:
(1) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion of patent infringement has been made;
(2) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or
(3) Who has at least one customer who has received a demand letter asserting that the person’s product, service, or technology has infringed a patent.