Oklahoma § 15-686 Financial requirements of invention developer.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 15-686 — Financial requirements of invention developer.

Oklahoma·Title 15 Contracts

A.Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond issued by a surety admitted to do business in this state, and equal to either ten percent (10%) of the invention developer's gross income from the invention development business in this state during the invention developer's preceding fiscal year, or Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), whichever is larger. A copy of the bond shall be approved by the Attorney General and filed with the Secretary of State before the invention developer renders or offers to render invention development services 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 t

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A. Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond issued by a surety admitted to do business in this state, and equal to either ten percent (10%) of the invention developer's gross income from the invention development business in this state during the invention developer's preceding fiscal year, or Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), whichever is larger. A copy of the bond shall be approved by the Attorney General and filed with the Secretary of State before the invention developer renders or offers to render invention development services 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 subsection. B. The bond required by subsection A of this section shall be in favor of the State of Oklahoma 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 of the invention developer in performance of the contract, by the insolvency or the cessation of business by the invention developer or by the intentional violation of the Invention Development Services Act by the invention developer. Any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action at law against the invention developer and the surety company. The aggregate liability of the surety company to all persons for all breaches of conditions of the bond shall not exceed the amount of the bond. C. In lieu of the bond required by subsection A of this section, the invention developer may deposit with the State Treasurer a cash deposit in the like amount. The State Treasurer shall not refund a deposit until sixty (60) days after either the invention developer has ceased doing business in the state or a bond has been filed which complies with subsections A and B of this section.

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