{"data":{"id":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4196","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"9 V.S.A. § 4196","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) “Demand letter” means a letter, e-mail, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement.\n(2) “Target” means a Vermont person:\n(A) who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made;\n(B) who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or\n(C) whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person’s product, service, or technology has infringed a patent.","path":["Title 9: Commerce and Trade","Chapter 120: Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/120/04196","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:44:50Z","sha256":"5be0e99d6cf40e587debf8d5350aca539a21eefa638e38713c3d306875bd9f86","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4195","next":"us-vt/9-v.s.a.-4197"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}