Update: North Carolina Governor Signs Anti-troll Bill

I noted in this post from back in May that the North Carolina House was taking up a patent troll bill similar to those already passed in other states, including Vermont.  On August 6, Governor McCrory signed what can only be described as a "multi-purpose" bill (text here).

The bill bears the heading

"AN ACT TO CREATE TRANSPARENCY IN CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRIVATE ATTORNEYS, TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF PATENTS, TO ALLOW FOR SHAREHOLDER ASSENT TO EXCLUSIVE FORUM, AND TO LIMIT ASBESTOS-RELATED LIABILITIES FOR CERTAIN SUCCESSOR CORPORATIONS."

That part in the middle is the part that creates a cause of action for sending patent demand letters in bad faith.  

One interesting part: you can be a "target" of a patent troll under this bill if your customers have received patent demand letters, even if you haven't.