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  89R22175 BCH-D     By: Meyer H.B. No. 5543     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5543:     By:  Button C.S.H.B. No. 5543       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to creating a private cause of action for bad faith claims   of patent infringement.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 17.955, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 17.955.  [ NO ] PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION : DECEPTIVE TRADE   PRACTICE . (a) A [ This subchapter does not create a private cause   of action for a ] violation of Section 17.952 is a deceptive trade   practice under Subchapter E and is actionable by an aggrieved end   user under that subchapter . Notwithstanding Section 17.45(4), for   purposes of an action brought under Subchapter E and this section,   "consumer" includes a business consumer that has assets of $25   million or more or that is owned or controlled by a corporation or   entity with assets of $25 million or more.           (b)     Upon motion by an end user and a finding by the court   that an end user has established a reasonable likelihood that a   person has made a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in   violation of this chapter, the court shall require the person to   post a bond in an amount equal to a good faith estimate of the end   user's fees and costs to litigate the claim.           (c)     A bond ordered under this section may not exceed   $500,000.           (d)     The court may waive the bond requirement under this   section if the court finds that the person has available assets   equal to the amount of the proposed bond or for other good cause   shown.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.