Montana § 30-13-135 Subsequent Inventor Or Author

Montana Statutes

§ 30-13-135 — Subsequent Inventor Or Author

Montana § 30-13-135

Title 30TRADE AND COMMERCE

Ch. 13ASSUMED BUSINESS NAMES, TRADEMARKS, AND RELATED RIGHTS

Part 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 30-13-135 (2026).

Text

30-13-135 . Subsequent inventor or author. If the owner of a product of the mind does not make the product public, any other person subsequently and originally producing the same thing has the same right in the product as the prior author, which is exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior author or those claiming under the prior author.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 1364, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4563, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6810, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 984; Field Civ. C. Sec. 433; re-en. Sec. 6810, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-1108; amd. Sec. 951, Ch. 56, L. 2009.