CHAPTER 17. Invention Development Services Contracts [22370. - 22395.]
Chapter 17 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 967.
§§ 22370–22395 · 27 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 22370–22371 · 2 sections
- § 22370 (a) The Legislature finds that there are in the State of California members of the general public who have ideas or inventions that they believe have…
- § 22371 As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Contract for invention development services” shall include a contract by which…
ARTICLE 2. General Regulatory Provisions §§ 22372–22378 · 7 sections
- § 22372 (a) Every contract for invention development services shall be in writing and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. A copy of the written…
- § 22373 (a) Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, the invention developer and the customer shall each have the right to cancel a contract for…
- § 22374 Each and every contract for invention development services shall carry a distinctive and conspicuous cover sheet with the following notice (and no other)…
- § 22375 No invention developer shall acquire any interest, partial or whole, in the title to the customer’s invention, unless the invention developer contracts to…
- § 22376 No contract for invention development services shall require or entail the execution of any note or series of notes by the customer which, when separately…
- § 22377 Any assignee of the invention developer’s rights is subject to all equities and defenses of the customer against the invention developer existing in favor of…
- § 22378 With respect to each and every contract for invention development services, the invention developer shall deliver to the customer, at the address specified in…
ARTICLE 3. Mandatory Contract Terms § 22379 · 1 section
- § 22379 Every contract for invention development services shall set forth in at least 10-point boldface type, or equivalent size if handwritten, all of the following:…
ARTICLE 4. Disclosures Made Prior to Contract §§ 22380–22381 · 2 sections
- § 22380 Every invention developer who charges a fee or requires any consideration for his invention development services must clearly and conspicuously disclose such…
- § 22381 In the first oral communication with a customer or in the first written response to an inquiry by a customer other than an oral communication or written…
ARTICLE 4.5. Remedies and Enforcement §§ 22382–22388 · 7 sections
- § 22382 The provisions of this chapter are not exclusive and do not relieve the parties or the contract subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable…
- § 22383 Any contract for invention development services which does not comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable as…
- § 22384 Any contract for invention development services entered into in reliance upon any willful and false, fraudulent, or misleading representation by the invention…
- § 22385 Any waiver by the customer of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable.
- § 22386 Any person who has been injured by a violation of this chapter by an invention developer, or by any false or fraudulent statement, representation, or omission…
- § 22387 Any invention developer who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or willfully enters an invention development contract which omits any duty or…
- § 22388 Failure to make the disclosure required by Article 4 (commencing with Section 22380) shall render any contract subsequently entered into between the customer…
ARTICLE 5. Financial Requirements §§ 22389–22391.1 · 4 sections
- § 22389 Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company…
- § 22390 The bond required by Section 22389 shall be in favor of the State of California for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for invention…
- § 22391 (a) When a deposit has been made in lieu of a bond pursuant to Section 995.710 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the person asserting a claim against the deposit…
- § 22391.1 (a) The Secretary of State shall enforce the provisions of this title that govern the filing and maintenance of bonds and deposits in lieu of bonds. (b) The…
ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 22392–22395 · 4 sections
- § 22392 Every invention developer shall maintain all records and correspondence relating to performance of each invention development service contract for a period of…
- § 22393 No invention developer shall make, or authorize the making of, any reference to compliance by it with this act in any advertisement.
- § 22394 If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the chapter and the…
- § 22395 An invention developer shall maintain as confidential all disclosures made to it by a customer seeking invention development services, except: (a) Information…