More than half the states in the U.S. have some sort of law addressing bad faith assertions of patent infringement. The map and table below are current as 01/02/2019. See this post for more on some of the different types of state patent laws.
States Acting Against Bad Faith Patent Infringement Assertions (current as of 01/02/2019)
(mouse over the state to see what action its legislature has taken)
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Summary by State (current as of 01/02/2019)
| State | Bill | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Ala. Code § 8-12A | Signed into law |
| Arizona | H.B. 2386 | Signed into law |
| California | S.B. 681 | Stalled |
| Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-12-101 | Signed into law |
| Connecticut | S.B. 258 | Considered in 2014 session; not reintroduced. |
| Florida | Flor. Stat. § 501.991 | Signed into law |
| Georgia | Ga. Stat. § 10-1-27A | Signed into law |
| Idaho | S.B. 1354 | Signed into law |
| Illinois | S.B. 3405 | Signed into law |
| Indiana | H.B. 1102 | Signed into law |
| Iowa | S.S.B. 1028 | Introduced in Iowa Senate in previous session. No action since 2015. |
| Kansas | S.B. 38 | Signed into law |
| Kentucky | H.B. 190 | Introduced in KY House in previous session. No action since 2016. |
| Louisiana | S.B. 255 | Signed into law |
| Maine | S.P. 654 | Signed into law |
| Maryland | S.B. 585 | Signed into law |
| Massachusetts | Added as amendment to H. 4732. | Passed MA legislature in 2018; section relating to bad faith infringement vetoed by Gov. Charlie Baker |
| Michigan | S.B. 289 | Signed into law |
| Minnesota | S.F. 1321 | Signed into law |
| Mississippi | H.B. 589 | Signed into law |
| Missouri | S.B. 706 | Signed into law |
| Montana | SB 39 | Signed into law |
| Nebraska | L.B. 677 | Considered in previous session. No action since 2014. |
| New Hampshire | S.B. 303 | Signed into law |
| New Jersey | S. 2189 | Introduced in NJ Senate in 2018. |
| North Carolina | S.B. 648 | Signed into law |
| North Dakota | HB 1163 | Signed into law |
| Ohio | H.B. 194 | Considered in previous session. No action since 2015. |
| Oklahoma | H.B. 2837 | Signed into law |
| Oregon | S.B. 1540 | Signed into law |
| Pennsylvania | H.B. 1775 | Introduced in 2018 session in the House. |
| Rhode Island | H.B. 7425 | Signed into law |
| South Carolina | H. 3682 | Signed into law |
| South Dakota | S.B. 143 | Signed into law |
| Tennessee | H.B. 2117 | Signed into law |
| Texas | SB 1457 | Signed into law |
| Utah | Utah H.B. 117 | Signed into law |
| Vermont | Vermont's Act 44 | Signed into law |
| Virginia | H.B. 375 | Signed into law |
| Washington | SB 5059 | Signed into law |
| Wisconsin | S.B. 498 (Act 339) | Signed into law |
| Wyoming | S.F. 65 | Signed into law |