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TN Code § 47-25-1201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1201. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Contract for invention development services” includes a contract by which an invention developer undertakes to develop or promote an invention for a customer;   “Customer” includes any person, firm, corporation, or other entity that is solicited by, inquires about or seeks the services of, or enters into a contract for invention development services with, an invention developer, except:  Any department or agency of the federal, state, or local government;   Any charitable, scientific, educational, religious, or other organization qualified under § 501(c)(3) or described in § 170(b)(1)(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended; and   Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity regularly engaged in a trade, business, or profession, which has either a net worth of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more or gross receipts from any source of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more during the calendar year in which any contract for invention development services is signed;     “Invention” means:  An invention;   An idea;   A concept; or   Any combination thereof;     “Invention developer” means any person, firm, corporation, or association, and the agents, employees, or representatives of such person, firm, corporation, or association that develops or promotes or offers to develop or promote an invention, except:  Any department or agency of the federal, state, or local government;   Any charitable, scientific, educational, religious, or other organization qualified under § 501(c)(3) or described in § 170(b)(1)(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended;   Any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity whose gross receipts from contracts for invention development services, as defined in subdivision (5), do not exceed ten percent (10%) of its gross receipts from all sources during the fiscal year preceding the year in which any contract for invention development services is signed; or   Any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity that does not charge a fee for invention development services. For the purposes of this subdivision (4)(D), “fee” includes any payment made by the customer to such entity, including reimbursements for expenditures made or costs incurred by such entity, but does not include any payment made from a portion of the income received by a customer by virtue of invention development services performed by such entity; and     “Invention development services” includes acts required or promised to be performed, or actually performed, or both, by an invention developer for a customer.
TN Code § 47-25-1202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1202. Advertising Compliance With Law Prohibited

 No invention developer shall make, or authorize the making of, any reference to compliance by it with this part in any advertisement.
TN Code § 47-25-1203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1203. Disclosure of Fees in Advertising

 Every invention developer who charges a fee or requires any consideration for invention development services must clearly and conspicuously disclose such fact in every advertisement of such services.
TN Code § 47-25-1204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1204. Initial Disclosures to Customer by Developer

 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 response, the primary purpose of which is to arrange an appointment with the invention developer for presentation of invention development services, the invention developer shall cause the following disclosures to be made to each customer:   A statement of the fee charged, if known, or a statement of the approximate range of fees charged; a statement that a portion of the fee charged will be paid as a commission or other similar payment if, in fact, it is intended to be so paid, to a person inducing, directly or indirectly, a customer to contract for the services of the invention developer; and a statement of the approximate portion of the fee charged, if any, that will be expended for services relating to patent matters;   A statement that the invention developer does not intend to expend more for the invention development services than the fee charged the customer, if, in fact, it does not, and if it does so intend, a statement of the estimated expenditures of the invention developer in excess of the fee received from the customer;   A single statement setting forth both:  The total number of customers who have contracted with the invention developer; provided, that the number need not reflect those customers who have contracted within the last thirty (30) days; and   The number of customers who have received, by virtue of the invention developer's performance of invention development services, an amount of money in excess of the amount of money paid by such customers to the invention developer; and     A statement as follows: “Any contract for invention development services between you and our firm will be regulated by law. Our firm is not qualified or permitted to advise you whether protection of your idea or invention is available under the patent, copyright, or trademark laws of the United States or any other law. The contract does not provide any patent, copyright, or trademark protection for your idea or invention. If your idea or invention is patentable, copyrightable, or subject to trademark protection, or infringes an existing valid patent, copyright, or trademark or a patent, copyright, or trademark for which application has been made, your failure to inquire into these matters may affect your rights to your idea or invention.”
TN Code § 47-25-1205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1205. Written Contracts Required

  Every contract for invention development services shall be in writing and shall be subject to this part. A copy of the written contract shall be given to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract.   If one (1) 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 (1) phase with the performance of each phase covered in one (1) or more subsequent contracts, the invention developer shall so state in writing and shall supply to the customer such writing, together with a copy of such contract or 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.
TN Code § 47-25-1206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1206. Cancellation Option

   Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, the invention developer and the customer shall each have the right to cancel a contract for invention development services for any reason at any time within seven (7) days of the date the invention developer and the customer sign the contract.   Cancellation shall be effected by written notice mailed or delivered to the invention developer or the customer. If the notice is mailed, it must be postmarked by twelve o'clock midnight (12:00) of the last day of the cancellation period. If the notice is delivered, it must be delivered by the end of the invention developer's normal business day. Within five (5) business days after receipt of such notice of cancellation by the customer, the invention developer shall return to the customer, by mail, all moneys paid and all materials provided by the customer.      Subsection (a) shall apply to every contract executed between an invention developer and a customer.   Each such contract shall contain the following statement in ten (10) point boldface type immediately above the place at which the customer signs the contract:  “The seven-day period during which you may cancel this contract for any reason by mailing or delivering written notice to the invention developer will expire on  (Last date to mail or deliver notice)   If you choose to mail your notice, it must be placed in the United States mail properly addressed first class postage prepaid and postmarked before twelve o'clock midnight (12:00) of this date. If you choose to deliver your notice to the invention developer directly, it must be delivered to that party by the end of that party's normal business day on this date. The invention developer also has the right to cancel this contract by notice similarly mailed or delivered.”
TN Code § 47-25-1208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1208. Disclosures to Be Printed on Cover of Contract

 Each and every contract for invention development services shall carry a distinctive and conspicuous cover sheet with the following notice (and no other) imprinted thereon in boldface type of not less than ten (10) point size:   “The following disclosures are required by law:   You have the right to cancel this contract for any reason at any time within seven (7) days from the date you and the invention developer sign the contract and you receive a fully executed copy of it. To exercise this option, you need only mail or deliver to this invention developer written notice of your cancellation. The method and time for notification is set forth in this contract immediately above the place for your signature. Upon cancellation, the invention developer must return by mail, within five (5) business days, all money paid and all materials provided by you.   This contract between you and the invention developer is regulated by law. The invention developer is not qualified or permitted to advise you whether protection of your idea or invention is available under the patent, copyright, or trademark laws of the United States or any other law. This contract does not provide any patent, copyright, or trademark protection for your idea or invention. If your idea or invention is patentable, copyrightable, or subject to trademark protection, or infringes an existing valid patent, copyright, or trademark or a patent, copyright, or trademark for which application has been made, your failure to inquire into these matters may affect your rights to your idea or invention.”
TN Code § 47-25-1209 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1209. Acquiring Interest in Invention by Developer

 No invention developer shall acquire any interest, partial or whole, in the title to the customer's invention, unless the invention developer contracts to manufacture the invention and acquires such interest for such purpose at or about the time the contract for manufacture is executed. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an invention developer from contracting with a customer to receive a portion of any proceeds accruing to the customer as a result of performance of invention development services by the invention developer.
TN Code § 47-25-1210 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1210. Right of Action Against Developer

 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 negotiated, will cut off as to third parties any right of action or defense which the customer may have against the invention developer.
TN Code § 47-25-1211 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1211. Contracts in Violation of Part Void

 Any contract for invention development services which does not comply with the applicable provisions of this part shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy; provided, that no contract shall be void and unenforceable if the invention developer proves that noncompliance was unintentional and resulted from a bona fide error, notwithstanding the use of reasonable procedures adopted to avoid any such errors and makes an appropriate correction.
TN Code § 47-25-1212 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1212. Contracts Obtained by Fraud Void

 Any contract for invention development services entered into in reliance upon any willful and false, fraudulent, or misleading representation by the invention developer is void and unenforceable.
TN Code § 47-25-1213 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1213. Waiver of Customer Rights Void

 Any waiver by the customer of the provisions of this part is deemed contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
TN Code § 47-25-1214 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1214. Failure to Disclose — Contract Voidable

 Failure to make the disclosures required by this part shall render any contract subsequently entered into between the customer and the invention developer voidable by the customer.
TN Code § 47-25-1215 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1215. Progress Reports

 With respect to each and every contract for invention development services, the invention developer shall deliver to the customer at the address specified in the contract, at quarterly intervals throughout the term of the contract, a written statement of the services performed to date; provided, that the first such statement need not be delivered until one hundred eighty (180) days after the contract is executed.
TN Code § 47-25-1216 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1216. Customer's Rights Unimpaired by Developer's Assignments

 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 the customer at the time of the assignment.
TN Code § 47-25-1217 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1217. Bond of Developer

   Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state.   The principal sum of the bond shall be five percent (5%) of the invention developer's gross income from the invention development business in this state during the invention developer's last fiscal year, except that the principal sum of the bond shall not be less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in the first or any subsequent year of operations.   A copy of such bond shall be filed with the secretary of state prior to the time the invention developer first commences business in this state.   The invention developer shall have ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year within which to change the bond as may be necessary to conform to the requirements of this section.      The bond required by subsection (a) shall be in favor of the state of Tennessee for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for invention development services with an invention developer, is damaged by fraud or dishonesty or failure to provide the services of the invention developer in performance of the contract.   Any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action at law against the invention developer and the surety.   The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for all breaches of conditions of the bond provided herein shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.
TN Code § 47-25-1218 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1218. Deposit in Lieu of Bond

 In lieu of furnishing the bond required by § 47-25-1217, the invention developer may deposit with the secretary of state a cash deposit in the like amount. This cash deposit may be satisfied by any of the following:   Certificates of deposit payable to the secretary of state issued by banks doing business in this state and insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation;   Investment certificates of share accounts assigned to the secretary of state and issued by a savings and loan association doing business in this state and insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation;   Bearer bonds issued by the United States government or by this state; or   Cash deposited with the secretary of state.
TN Code § 47-25-1219 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1219. Record Retention

 Every invention developer shall maintain all records and correspondence relating to performance of each invention development service contract for a period of not less than three (3) years after expiration of the term of each such contract.
TN Code § 47-25-1220 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1220. Compliance With Other Laws Required

 This part is not exclusive and does not relieve the parties or the contract subject thereto from compliance with all other applicable law.
TN Code § 47-25-1221 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1221. Civil Action Against Developer for Violations

  Any person who has been injured by a violation of this part by an invention developer, or by any false or fraudulent statement, representation, or omission of material fact by an invention developer, or by failure of an invention developer to make all the disclosures required by § 47-25-1207, may bring a civil action against the invention developer for the greater of the following amounts:  Three thousand dollars ($3,000); or   Three (3) times the amount of the actual damages, if any, sustained by the plaintiff.     In addition to the greater of the preceding amounts, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the plaintiff.
TN Code § 47-25-1222 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 12 - Invention Development|§ 47-25-1222. Violations — Penalties — Injunctions

  Any invention developer who willfully violates any provision of this part, or willfully enters an invention development contract which omits any duty or disclosure required by this part, commits a Class C misdemeanor.   Any circuit or chancery court of this state has jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this part relating to invention development services and contracts for such services.   The duty to institute actions for violation of such provisions of this part, including proceedings to restrain and enjoin such violations, is hereby vested in the attorney general and reporter, district attorneys general, and city attorneys. The attorney general and reporter, any district attorney general, or any city attorney may prosecute misdemeanor actions or institute equity proceedings or both.   This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the enforcement by any person of any right provided by this or any other law.
TN Code § 47-25-1301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 47 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions|Chapter 25 - Trade Practices|Part 13 - Repurchase of Terminated Franchise Inventory|§ 47-25-1301. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Current model” means a model listed in the wholesaler's, manufacturer's or distributor's current sales manual or any supplements thereto;   “Current net price” means the price listed in the supplier's price list or catalogue in effect at the time the contract is cancelled or discontinued, less any applicable trade and cash discounts;   “Inventory” means farm implements and machinery, construction, utility and industrial equipment, consumer products, outdoor power equipment, attachments and repair parts;   “Retailer” means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling and retailing farm implements and machinery, construction, utility and industrial equipment, outdoor power equipment, attachments or repair parts and shall not include retailers of petroleum products;   “Superseded part” means any part that will provide the same function as a currently available part as of the date of cancellation; and   “Supplier” means any manufacturer, wholesaler, wholesale distributor, or any purchaser of assets or stock of any surviving corporation resulting from a merger or liquidation, any receiver or assignee, or any trustee of the original manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor.