Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Commercial Law § 11-1601, part of Maryland’s Code, Commercial Law — governs commercial transactions - Maryland's version of the Uniform Commercial Code.
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§11–1601.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(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.
(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.
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