Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.654
in effect416.654. Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions. — If one or more persons or entities believe they have been a target of a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter, those persons or entities shall have a private right to a cause of action as follows:
(1) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to enjoin such violation or violations;
(2) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to recover actual monetary loss from such a violation or violations, or to receive ten thousand dollars in damages for each such violation, whichever is greater; and
(3) Upon any successful action under this section to recover their attorney's fees.
(L. 2014 S.B. 706)
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=416.654Fetched: 10/17/2026