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House overrides veto on SB 239 to create state unfair business-practices remedy
Summary
The House on April 26, 2004 voted 56–16 to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 239, which defines certain unfair business practices related to intellectual property, cyberterrorism, software licensing and hiring and creates civil remedies; supporters said it protects IT jobs, opponents warned of drafting flaws and litigation risk.
The Utah House voted 56–16 on April 26 to override Gov. Olene S. Walker’s veto of Senate Bill 239, a measure that creates a statutory cause of action for certain unfair business practices tied to intellectual property and related harms.
Representative Urquhart, speaking as floor sponsor, summarized the measure as focused on “unfair business practice” defined to include cyberterrorism, infringement of patents/trademarks/trade names, software license violations and predatory…
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