30-9A-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business. (1) In this section, "licensee in ordinary course of business" means a person that becomes a licensee of a general intangible in good faith, without knowledge that the license violates the rights of another person in the general intangible, and in the ordinary course from a person in the business of licensing general intangibles of that kind. A person becomes a licensee in ordinary course of business if the license to the person comports with the usual or customary practices in the kind of business in which the licensor is engaged or with the licensor's own usual or customary practices.
(2) A licensee of a general intangible in ordinary course of business takes its rights under the license free of a security interest in the general intangible created by the licensor, even if the security interest is perfected and the licensee knows of its existence.
(3) A lessee in ordinary course of business takes its leasehold interest free of a security interest in the goods created by the lessor, even if the security interest is perfected and the lessee knows of its existence.
History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 305, L. 1999; Sec. 30-9-341, MCA 1999; redes. 30-9A-321 by Code Commissioner, 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 9A. Uniform Commercial Code Secured Transactions
Part 3. Perfection and Priority
30-9A-301. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests
30-9A-302. Law governing perfection and priority of agricultural liens
30-9A-304. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in deposit accounts
30-9A-305. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in investment property
30-9A-306. Law governing perfection and priority of security interests in letter-of-credit rights
30-9A-308. When security interest or agricultural lien is perfected -- continuity of perfection
30-9A-309. Security interest perfected on attachment
30-9A-313. When possession by or delivery to secured party perfects security interest without filing
30-9A-314. Perfection by control
30-9A-315. Secured party's rights on disposition of collateral and in proceeds
30-9A-316. Effect of change in applicable law
30-9A-317. Interests that take priority over or take free of security interest or agricultural lien
30-9A-319. Rights and title of consignee with respect to creditors and purchasers
30-9A-321. Licensee of general intangible and lessee of goods in ordinary course of business
30-9A-322. Priorities among conflicting security interests and agricultural liens in same collateral
30-9A-324. Priority of purchase-money security interests
30-9A-325. Priority of security interests in transferred collateral
30-9A-326. Priority of security interests created by new debtor
30-9A-327. Priority of security interests in deposit account
30-9A-328. Priority of security interests in investment property
30-9A-329. Priority of security interests in letter-of-credit right
30-9A-330. Purchase of chattel paper or instrument
30-9A-332. Transfer of money -- transfer of funds from deposit account
30-9A-333. Priority of certain liens arising by operation of law
30-9A-334. Priority of security interests in fixtures and crops
30-9A-337. Priority of security interests in goods covered by certificate of title
30-9A-339. Priority subject to subordination
30-9A-340. Effectiveness of right of recoupment or setoff against deposit account
30-9A-341. Bank's rights and duties with respect to deposit account
30-9A-342. Bank's right to refuse to enter into or disclose existence of control agreement