§ 66-210. Disclosures made prior to contract. - North Carolina Statutes

§66‑210.  Disclosures made prior to contract.

In either the first writtencommunication from the invention developer to a specific customer, or at thefirst personal meeting between the invention developer and a customer whichevermay first occur, the invention developer shall make a written disclosure to thecustomer of the information required in this section which includes:

(1)        The median feecharged to all of the invention developer's customers who have signed contractswith the developer in the preceding six months, excluding customers who havesigned in the preceding 30 days;

(2)        A single statementsetting forth (i) the total number of customers who have contracted with theinvention developer, except that the number need not reflect those customers whohave contracted within the preceding 30 days, and (ii) the number of customerswho have received, by virtue of the invention developer's performance ofinvention development services, an amount of money in excess of the amount ofmoney paid by those customers to the invention developer pursuant to a contractfor invention development services;

(3)        The followingstatement:  "Unless the invention developer is a lawyer or personregistered before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, he is NOT permittedto give you legal advice concerning patent, copyright, trademark law, or thelaw of unfair competition or to advise you of whether your idea or inventionmay be patentable or may be protected under the patent, copyright, or trademarklaws of the United States, or any other law.  No patent, copyright, ortrademark protection will be acquired for you by the invention developer.  Yourfailure to inquire into the law governing patent, trademark, or copyrightmatters may jeopardize your rights in your idea or invention, both in theUnited States and in foreign countries.  Your failure to identify andinvestigate existing patents, trademarks, or registered copyrights may placeyou in jeopardy of infringing the copyrights, patent, or trademark rights ofother persons if you proceed to make, use, distribute, or sell your idea orinvention." (1989, c. 746, s. 1; c. 770, s. 62.1(1), (2); 1991, c.235, s. 1.)