Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Business Opportunities and Agreements
Chapter 52 - Invention Development Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 52.001. Short Title - Sec. 52.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 52.002. Definitions - Sec. 52.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Customer" means: (A)...

Section 52.003. Applicability of Chapter to Contract for Invention Development Services - Sec. 52.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CONTRACT FOR INVENTION DEVELOPMENT...

Section 52.004. Waiver by Customer Prohibited - Sec. 52.004. WAIVER BY CUSTOMER PROHIBITED. A waiver by a...

Subchapter B. Financial Requirements of Invention Developers

Section 52.051. Bond Required - Sec. 52.051. BOND REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 52.052. Beneficiary of Bond; Claim Against Bond - Sec. 52.052. BENEFICIARY OF BOND; CLAIM AGAINST BOND. (a) The...

Section 52.053. Cash Deposit Instead of Bond - Sec. 52.053. CASH DEPOSIT INSTEAD OF BOND. Instead of furnishing...

Subchapter C. Invention Development Services Contract

Section 52.101. Written Contract Required; Customer Copy - Sec. 52.101. WRITTEN CONTRACT REQUIRED; CUSTOMER COPY. (a) A contract...

Section 52.102. Mandatory Contract Terms - Sec. 52.102. MANDATORY CONTRACT TERMS. (a) A contract for invention...

Section 52.103. Multiple Contracts - Sec. 52.103. MULTIPLE CONTRACTS. If it is the invention developer's...

Section 52.104. Payment for Services; Option to Terminate Contract - Sec. 52.104. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES; OPTION TO TERMINATE CONTRACT. (a)...

Section 52.105. Cover Notice Required - Sec. 52.105. COVER NOTICE REQUIRED. (a) A contract for invention...

Section 52.106. Quarterly Reports to Customer Required - Sec. 52.106. QUARTERLY REPORTS TO CUSTOMER REQUIRED. At least once...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 52.151. Contract Voidable - Sec. 52.151. CONTRACT VOIDABLE. A contract for invention development services...

Section 52.152. Private Cause of Action - Sec. 52.152. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) This section applies...

Section 52.153. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 52.153. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. The following acts, omissions, or...

Section 52.154. Mutually Exclusive Remedies - Sec. 52.154. MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES. Remedies available under Sections 52.152...

Section 52.155. Presumption of Injury - Sec. 52.155. PRESUMPTION OF INJURY. For purposes of Sections 52.152...

Section 52.156. Enforcement by Attorney General - Sec. 52.156. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) The attorney general...

Section 52.157. Application of Other Laws - Sec. 52.157. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. This chapter does not...