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To protect small businesses and other entities, the act requires that the patent owner explain the reason for the lawsuit and how the infringement has occurred to the accused party or parties. <ref name="innovationactprovisions" /> A demand letter sent prior to the lawsuit cannot be used as evidence of willful infringement unless the demand letter specifies which patent is being infringed, what is infringing the patent, the parent company that owns the patent, and the grounds for lawsuit. The grounds for lawsuit consist of how the one or more claims in the patent are being violated. <ref name="patentlyoIA" /> The purpose of this provision is to ensure that evasive demand letters are no longer considered in the review process. Plaintiffs who disregard the requirements would be forced to pay additional damages. <ref name= "sectionsummary" />