                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 59.1-215.1)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Assertion of patent infringement&#8221; means (i) sending or delivering
a demand letter to a target; (ii) threatening a target with litigation
asserting, alleging, or claiming that the target has engaged in patent
infringement; (iii) sending or delivering a demand letter to the customers of a
target; or (iv) otherwise making claims or allegations, other than those made in
litigation against a target, that a target has engaged in patent infringement or
that a target should obtain a license to a patent in order to avoid litigation.
		&#8220;Demand letter&#8221; means a letter, email, or other communication
asserting, alleging, or claiming that the target has engaged in patent
infringement, or that a target should obtain a license to a patent in order to
avoid litigation, or any similar assertion.
		&#8220;Patent infringement&#8221; means any conduct that constitutes
infringement pursuant to applicable law, including 35 U.S.C. § 271, as amended.
		&#8220;Target&#8221; means a person residing in, conducting substantial
business in, or having its principal place of business in the Commonwealth and
with respect to whom an assertion of patent infringement is made.

HISTORY: 2014, cc. 810, 819.