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MN Stat § 323A.1202 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 323A — Uniform Partnership Act Of 1994|Section 323A.1202 — Applicability.

323A.1202 APPLICABILITY. (a) Before January 1, 2002, chapter 323A governs only a partnership formed: (1) after January 1, 1999, unless that partnership is continuing the business of a dissolved partnership under section 323.40; and (2) before January 1, 1999, that elects, as provided by subsection (c), to be governed by chapter 323A. (b) On and after January 1, 2002, chapter 323A governs all partnerships. (c) Before January 1, 2002, a partnership voluntarily may elect, in the manner provided in its partnership agreement or by law for amending the partnership agreement, to be governed by chapter 323A. Before January 1, 2002, provisions of chapter 323A relating to the liability of the partnership's partners to third parties apply to limit those partners' liability to a third party who had done business with the partnership within one year preceding the partnership's election to be governed by chapter 323A, only if the third party knows or has received a notification of the partnership's election to be governed by chapter 323A. History:  1997 c 174 art 12 s 63; 2001 c 64 s 4
MN Stat § 323A.1203 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations|Chapter 323A — Uniform Partnership Act Of 1994|Section 323A.1203 — Effect Of Designation.

323A.1203 EFFECT OF DESIGNATION. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a partnership remains the same entity for purposes of holding title to or conveying an interest in real or personal property and for all other purposes: (1) during the winding up of the partnership following its dissolution; (2) whether the status of a partnership that is a limited liability partnership terminates under section 323A.0105(d) or 323A.1003; and (3) regardless of whether the words "limited liability partnership," "professional limited liability partnership," "general partnership," "registered limited liability partnership," or the designation "L.L.P.," "LLP," "P.L.L.P.," "PLLP," "R.L.L.P.," or "RLLP" are used in an instrument conveying an interest in real or personal property to or from the partnership or in any other writing. History:   1997 c 174 art 12 s 64
MN Stat § 324.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.01 — Definitions.

324.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of sections 324.01 to 324.05, the following terms have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Artist. "Artist" means the creator of a work of art or, if that person is deceased, the heirs or personal representatives of the creator of a work of art. Subd. 3. Art. "Art" means a painting, sculpture, drawing, work of graphic art, photograph, weaving, or work of craft art. Subd. 4. Art dealer. "Art dealer" means a person engaged in the business of selling works of art, other than a person exclusively engaged in the business of selling goods at public auction. Subd. 5. Person. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized. Subd. 6. Consignment. "Consignment" means the delivery of possession of an art work by an artist to an art dealer by which no title to, estate in, or right to possession of, art, superior to that of the artist vests in the art dealer, notwithstanding the art dealer's power or authority to transfer and convey to a third person all of the right, title, and interest of the artist in and to that work of art. History:  1983 c 165 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 324.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.02 — Delivery To And Acceptance By Art Dealer.

324.02 DELIVERY TO AND ACCEPTANCE BY ART DEALER. Notwithstanding any custom, practice, or usage of the trade to the contrary, if an artist delivers or causes to be delivered a work of art of the artist's own creation to an art dealer in this state for the purpose of exhibition or sale, or both, on a commission, fee, or other basis of compensation, the delivery to and acceptance of the work of art by the art dealer constitutes a consignment, unless the delivery to the art dealer is pursuant to an outright sale for which the artist receives or has received full compensation for the work of fine art upon delivery. History:   1983 c 165 s 2
MN Stat § 324.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.03 — Results Of Consignment; Artist-art Dealer Relationships.

324.03 RESULTS OF CONSIGNMENT; ARTIST-ART DEALER RELATIONSHIPS. A consignment of a work of fine art results in all of the following: (1) the art dealer, after delivery of the work of art, is an agent of the artist for the purpose of sale or exhibition of the consigned work of art within the state of Minnesota; (2) the work of art is property held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the consignor and is not subject to claim by a creditor of the consignee; (3) the consignee is responsible for the loss of, or damage to, the work of art; and (4) the proceeds from the sale of the work of art must be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the consignor. The proceeds must first be applied to pay any balance due to the consignor, unless the consignor expressly agrees otherwise in writing. History:   1983 c 165 s 3
MN Stat § 324.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.04 — Trust Property.

324.04 TRUST PROPERTY. A work of art received as a consignment remains trust property until the consignor has been paid in full, notwithstanding the subsequent purchase of it by the consignee directly or indirectly for the consignee's own account. If the work is thereafter resold to a bona fide purchaser before the consignor has been paid in full, the proceeds of the resale received by the consignee constitute funds held in trust for the benefit of the consignor to the extent necessary to pay any balance still due to the consignor. The trusteeship continues until the fiduciary obligation of the consignee with respect to this transaction is discharged in full. History:   1983 c 165 s 4
MN Stat § 324.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.05 — Application.

324.05 APPLICATION. Sections 324.01 to 324.05 do not apply to a written contract executed prior to August 1, 1983, unless either the parties agree by mutual consent that sections 324.01 to 324.05 apply, or the contract is extended or renewed after August 1, 1983. The provisions of sections 324.01 to 324.05 prevail over any conflicting or inconsistent provisions of chapter 336 affecting the subject matter of these sections. History:   1983 c 165 s 5
MN Stat § 324.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.06 — Definitions.

324.06 DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 324.06 to 324.10: (1) "artist" means the person who conceived or created the master image for, or which served as model for, the print; (2) "catalog" means an advertising medium published by a single individual or firm which solicits consumers to order fine prints through the mail or by telephone. Magazines, circulars, and newspapers are not considered catalogs; (3) "edition" means the number of fine prints made from the plate or negative during a single run; (4) "fine print" or "print" means the product created by an artist by a process commonly used in graphic or photographic arts, including, but not limited to, engraving, etching, woodcutting, lithography, serigraphy, or photography; (5) "impression" means the printed image on suitable material, whether paper or any other substance, made off the plate or negative by printing, stamping, casting, developing, or any other process commonly used in the graphic or photographic arts; (6) "plate" includes any plate, stone, block, or other material created by the artist, used for the purpose of creating the print from which the impression or impressions were taken; (7) "negative" includes any negative, photographic plate, slide, or other material created by the artist and used for the purpose of creating the print from which the impression or impressions were taken; (8) "reproduction" means a copy of an original or a copy of a print made by a commercial mechanical process; and (9) "signed fine print" means a fine print autographed by the artist, irrespective of whether it was signed or unsigned in the plate or negative. History:   1984 c 450 s 1
MN Stat § 324.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.07 — Exceptions.

324.07 EXCEPTIONS. Sections 324.06 to 324.10 do not apply to: (1) prints which are printed prior to the effective date of sections 324.06 to 324.10; or (2) prints which are not offered for sale by means of a catalog and which are not alleged to be numbered or limited editions and signed by the artist; or clearly and conspicuously described as reproductions; and (3) prints which are sold or offered at a price less than $250. History:   1984 c 450 s 2
MN Stat § 324.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.08 — Acts Prohibited; Disclosure Statements.

324.08 ACTS PROHIBITED; DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. Subdivision 1. Advertising disclosures. No catalog offering fine prints for sale in this state shall be knowingly published or distributed, or both, unless it clearly and conspicuously discloses the relevant informational detail as required by section 324.09 concerning each edition of the prints so offered or states that the relevant information is available on request. Subd. 2. Advertising disclaimer. If the person offering fine prints by means of a catalog disclaims knowledge as to any relevant detail referred to in section 324.09, that person shall so state the information is unknown or not available. Describing the edition as an edition of "reproductions" eliminates the need to furnish further informational details unless the edition was allegedly published in a numbered, or limited edition, and signed by the artist, in which case all of the informational details are required to be furnished. Subd. 3. Sales disclosures. No fine print may be knowingly sold in this state by any person unless a written invoice or receipt for the purchase price or a certificate furnished to the purchaser clearly and conspicuously discloses all of the relevant informational details required under section 324.09; or the seller states or clearly and conspicuously posts that the relevant information is available on request. Subd. 4. Sales disclaimer. If the seller disclaims knowledge as to any relevant detail referred to in section 324.09, the seller shall so state the information is unknown or not available. Describing the print as a "reproduction" eliminates the need to furnish information details unless it was allegedly published in a numbered, or limited edition, and signed by the artist, in which case all of the informational details are required to be furnished. History:  1984 c 450 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 324.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.09 — Informational Detail.

324.09 INFORMATIONAL DETAIL. The following informational detail is required under section 324.08: (1) the name of the artist and the year when the fine print was printed; (2) the authorized maximum number of artist's, publisher's, printer's, or other proofs, if any, outside of the regular edition and the total size of the edition; (3) whether the plate or negative has been destroyed, altered, or defaced, after the latest edition; (4) if there were any prior fine prints of the same impression, utilizing a different process, paper, media, or color, the total number of the fine prints and designation of the fine prints; (5) if there were any prior or later editions from the same plate or negative. History:   1984 c 450 s 4
MN Stat § 324.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 324 — Art; Fine Prints|Section 324.10 — Liability.

324.10 LIABILITY. (a) Any person who sells a fine print and who fails to disclose the information required by section 324.09 is liable to the purchaser thereof in an amount equal to the purchase price of the fine print, including any sales tax paid. (b) In addition to the liability imposed by paragraph (a), a person who sells a fine print and who willfully provides false information required by section 324.09 is liable to the purchaser in the amount of $1,000 or in an amount equal to three times the purchase price of the fine print, whichever is greater. (c) No action can be maintained to enforce any liability under this section unless the person who is injured by the failure to disclose returns the fine print in original condition to the person violating the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) and the action is brought within one year after discovery of the violation upon which it is based and in no event more than three years after the fine print was sold. History:   1984 c 450 s 5
MN Stat § 325A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325A — Invention Services|Section 325A.01 — Definitions.

325A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. As used in sections 325A.01 to 325A.10, the following terms shall have the meanings given. Subd. 2. Contract for invention development services. "Contract for invention development services" includes a contract by which an invention developer undertakes to develop or promote an invention for a customer. Subd. 3. Customer. "Customer" means any natural person who is solicited by, inquires about, seeks the services of or enters into a contract with an invention developer for invention development services. Subd. 4. Invention. "Invention" includes a process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, improvement upon the foregoing, or a concept. Subd. 5. Invention developer. "Invention developer" means any person, firm, corporation or association and the agents, employees or representatives of the person, firm, corporation or association which develops or promotes or offers to develop or promote an invention of a customer in order that the customer's invention may be patented, licensed or sold for manufacture or manufactured in large quantities, except the term does not include: (1) a partnership or corporation when all of its partners, stockholders or members are licensed by a state or the United States to render legal advice concerning patents and trademarks, or a person so licensed, (2) a department or agency of the federal, state or local government, (3) a charitable, scientific, educational, religious or other organization registered under section 309.52 or described in section 170 (b) (1) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect on January 1, 1977, (4) a person, firm, corporation, association or other entity that does not charge a fee for invention development services, or (5) any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity whose gross receipts from contracts for invention development services do not exceed ten percent of its gross receipts from all sources during the fiscal year preceding the year in which any contract for invention development services is signed. For the purposes of this subdivision, "fee" shall include any payment made by the customer to the entity, including reimbursements for expenditures made or costs incurred by such entity, but shall not include a payment made from a portion of the income received by a customer by virtue of invention development services performed by the entity. Subd. 6. Invention development services. "Invention development services" includes acts required or promised to be performed, or actually performed by an invention developer for a customer. Subd. 7. Business day. "Business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday as defined in section 645.44, subdivision 5. History:   1977 c 288 s 1
MN Stat § 325A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325A — Invention Services|Section 325A.02 — General Contract Regulation.

325A.02 GENERAL CONTRACT REGULATION. Subdivision 1. Written contract; customer copy. Every contract for invention development services shall be in writing and shall be subject to the provisions of sections 325A.01 to 325A.10. A copy of each fully executed, written contract shall be given to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract. Subd. 2. Multiple contracts or performance phases; written statement and summary to customer. 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. History:  1977 c 288 s 2; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325A — Invention Services|Section 325A.03 — Right Of Cancellation.

325A.03 RIGHT OF CANCELLATION. Subdivision 1. Form and manner. Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, the customer shall have the unconditional right to cancel a contract for invention development services for any reason at any time before midnight of the third business day following the date the invention developer and the customer sign the contract and the customer receives a fully executed copy of it. Written notice of cancellation may be delivered personally or by mail. If given by mail, the notice is effective upon deposit in a mailbox, properly addressed and postage prepaid. Notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and is sufficient if it indicates, by any form of written expression, the intention of the customer not to be bound by the contract. Within ten business days after receipt of the notice of cancellation, the invention developer shall deliver to the customer, personally or by mail, all moneys paid, any note or other evidence of indebtedness and all materials provided by the customer. Subd. 2. Contract notice. Every contract for invention development services shall contain the following statement in 10-point boldface type immediately above the place where the customer signs the contract: "The three business 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 addressed to (Name of Invention Developer), at (Address of Invention Developer's Place of Business) with first class postage prepaid before midnight of this date. If you choose to personally deliver your notice to the invention developer, it must be delivered by the end of the developer's normal business day on this date." History:  1977 c 288 s 3; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 325A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 324 - 341 — Trade Regulations, Consumer Protection|Chapter 325A — Invention Services|Section 325A.05 — Disclosures Made Prior To Contract.

325A.05 DISCLOSURES MADE PRIOR TO CONTRACT. Subdivision 1. Requirement. In either the first written communication from the invention developer to a specific customer or at the first personal meeting between the invention developer and a customer, the invention developer shall make a written disclosure to the customer of the information required in this section. Subd. 2. Median fee. The disclosure shall state the median fee charged to all of the invention developers' customers who have signed contracts with the developer in the preceding six months, excluding customers who have signed in the preceding 30 days. Subd. 3. Other customers. The disclosure shall include a single statement setting forth (1) the total number of customers who have contracted with the invention developer, except that the number need not reflect those customers who have contracted within the preceding 30 days, and (2) 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 those customers to the invention developer pursuant to a contract for invention development services. Subd. 4. Intellectual property statement. The disclosure shall contain the following statement: "An invention developer who is also a lawyer may give you legal advice concerning patent, copyright, or trademark law or to advise you of whether your idea or invention may be patentable or may be protected under the patent, copyright, or trademark laws of the United States or any other law. An invention developer who is not a lawyer may not give you legal advice on these subjects. No patent, copyright or trademark protection will be acquired for you by the invention developer. Your failure to inquire into the law governing patent, copyright or trademark matters may jeopardize your rights in your idea or invention, both in the United States and in foreign countries. Your failure to identify and investigate existing patents, trademarks or registered copyrights may place you in jeopardy of infringing the copyrights, patent or trademark rights of other persons if you proceed to make, use, distribute or sell your idea or invention." History:  1977 c 288 s 5; 1986 c 444