N.D. Cent. Code § 9-14-02
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9-14-02. Notice to customers
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9-14-02. Notice to customers
1. Every contract for invention development services must be in writing and is subject to
this chapter. A copy of each fully executed contract must be given to the customer at
the time the customer signs the contract.
2. If one or more contracts are contemplated by the invention developer in connection
with an invention or if the invention developer contemplates performance of services in
connection with an invention in more than one phase with the performance of each
phase covered in one or more contracts, the invention developer shall so state in a
written statement and shall supply to the customer the written statement together with
a copy of each contract or a written summary of the general terms of each contract,
including the total cost or consideration required from the customer, before the
customer signs the first contract.
1. Every contract for invention development services must be in writing and is subject to
this chapter. A copy of each fully executed contract must be given to the customer at
the time the customer signs the contract.
2. If one or more contracts are contemplated by the invention developer in connection
with an invention or if the invention developer contemplates performance of services in
connection with an invention in more than one phase with the performance of each
phase covered in one or more contracts, the invention developer shall so state in a
written statement and shall supply to the customer the written statement together with
a copy of each contract or a written summary of the general terms of each contract,
including the total cost or consideration required from the customer, before the
customer signs the first contract.
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