Private right of action

N.D.C.C. § 51-36-06 — under Assertion of Patent Infringement.

N.D.C.C. § 51-36-06

A target of conduct involving assertions of patent infringement or a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring an action in a court of proper jurisdiction. A court may award the following remedies to a plaintiff that prevails in an action brought pursuant to this section: 1. Equitable relief; 2. Damages; 3. Costs and fees, including reasonable attorney fees; and 4. Exemplary damages in an amount equal to fifty thousand dollars or three times the total of damages, costs, and fees, whichever is greater.