Rhode Island § 6-39-5 - Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms
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§ 6-39-5. Title to Dies, Molds, and Forms
R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-39-5
§ 6-39-5. Molder’s rights following notice.
If a customer does not take possession of the particular die, mold, or form within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date the molder receives acknowledgment or non-acknowledgment of the return receipt of the notice, or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for taking possession or for the storage of it, all rights, title, and interest of the customer shall transfer by law to the molder only for the purpose of destroying the die, molds, or form consistent with this chapter. After this, the molder shall be entitled to destroy the particular die, mold, or form as the molder’s own property without any risk of liability to the customer, except that this chapter shall not be construed in any manner to affect the right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law, or any state or federal law, pertaining to unfair competition.
History of Section.
P.L. 1981, ch. 341, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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