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PublishedNovember 19, 2015

More on State Patent Troll Laws [VIDEO]

In this video, I talk about some different features of various state patent troll laws. Below the video I’ve listed all the states with each feature.

States with a bond requirement

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Maine
  • Mississippi
  • Montana
  • New Hampshire
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Utah
  • Vermont

States with a private right of action

  • Alabama
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • New Hampshire
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Wisconsin

States protecting out-of-state recipients

  • Colorado
  • Georgia
  • Illinois
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Washington

States where a lawsuit can trigger patent troll law

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • New Hampshire
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • South Dakota
  • Vermont

Matt Levy

Previously, Matt was patent counsel at the Computer & Communications Industry Association

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