{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-1905","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-6-1905","heading":"Bond.","body":"(1) Upon motion by a target and a finding by the court that a target has established a reasonable likelihood that a sponsor has made a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter in violation of this part, the court shall require the sponsor to post a bond in an amount equal to a good faith estimate of the target's costs to litigate the claim under this part and amounts reasonably likely to be recovered under Subsections 78B-6-1904(1)(b)(ii) and (iii), conditioned upon payment of any amounts finally determined to be due to the target.\n(2) A hearing on the appropriateness and amount of a bond under this section shall be held if either party requests it.\n(3) A bond ordered pursuant to this section may not exceed $250,000. The court may waive the bond requirement if it finds the sponsor has available assets equal to the amount of the proposed bond or for other good cause shown.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings","Part 78B-6-19 Distribution of Bad Faith Patent Infringement Letters Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S1905.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"d2af429d707517928d00f453fc2e4e57ef37951654aa7c2d8bf77a2b794851a8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-1904","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-2100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}