§ 501.995, Fla. Stat. · Part VIII. PATENT TROLL PREVENTION ACT
Private right of action.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction. A court may award the following remedies to a prevailing plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to this section:
(1) Equitable relief;
(2) Actual damages;
(3) Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney fees; and
(4) Punitive damages in an amount not to exceed $75,000. However, such punitive damages may only be awarded if the court determines that the person asserting the patent infringement claim has repeatedly violated this part.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 11, ch. 2015-92; s. 5, ch. 2016-101.
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