California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 17 — Invention Development Services ContractsArticle 2 — General Regulatory ProvisionsSection 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 contract shall be given to the customer at the time he signs the contract.
(b) If one or more subsequent 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 subsequent contracts, the invention developer shall so state in a writing and shall supply to the customer such writing together with a copy of such contract or a written summary of the general terms of each and every such subsequent contract, including the amount of any fees or other consideration required from the customer, at the time the customer signs the first contract.
Notes
Requires every invention-development-services contract to be written, governed by the chapter, and copied to the customer when signed. Requires the developer, if later contracts or multiple service phases are contemplated, to disclose that fact at the first signing and provide the customer each later contract or a written summary of its general terms, including all required fees or consideration.
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