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§ 692. Customer's right and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern--Claim of possession--...

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 15. Contracts

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 15. Contracts
Chapter 17B. Invention Development Services Act
Rights to Dies, Molds, Forms, or Patterns
15 Okl.St.Ann. § 692
§ 692. Customer's right and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern--Claim of possession--Transfer of title to molder--Notice to customer
A. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the customer shall have all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern in the possession of the molder.
B. If a customer does not claim possession from a molder of a die, mold, form, or pattern within three (3) years following the last prior use thereof, all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern shall be transferred by operation of law to the molder for the purpose of destroying or otherwise disposing of such die, mold, form, or pattern, consistent with this section.
C. If a molder chooses to have all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern transferred to the molder by operation of law, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the chief executive office of the customer or, if the customer is not a business entity, to the customer at the customer's last-known address indicating that the molder intends to terminate the customer's rights and title by having all such rights and title transferred to the molder by operation of law pursuant to this section. Such notice shall include a statement of the customer's rights as set forth in subsection D of this section.
D. 1. If a customer does not respond in person or by mail to claim possession of the particular die, mold, form, or pattern within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date the notice was sent, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for storage of the die, mold, form, or pattern, all rights and title of the customer, except patents and copyrights, shall transfer by operation of law to the molder. Thereafter, the molder may destroy or otherwise dispose of the particular die, mold, form, or pattern as the molder's own property without any risk of liability to the customer.
2. This subsection shall not be construed in any manner to affect any right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law or federal law pertaining to unfair competition.

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Laws 1998, c. 223, § 2, eff. July 1, 1998.
15 Okl. St. Ann. § 692, OK ST T. 15 § 692
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 125 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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