House Sponsors: SMITH,MICHAEL-NOLAND-CURRY,JULIE-HOLBROOK-BLACK. Senate Sponsors: HAWKINSON-RADOGNO-SEVERNS Short description: DIES & MOLDS OWNERSHIP ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Dies and Molds Ownership Transfer Act of 1997. Provides that if a customer does not take possession of its die, mold, form, jig, or pattern within 3 years of the fabricator's last use of it, the fabricator may have all rights, title, and interest transferred to him or her for purposes of destruction of the materials by sending written notice by registered mail that the fabricator intends to terminate the customer's rights in the materials. If a customer does not act within 90 days of the date notice is sent, all rights in the materials are transferred to the fabricator for purposes of destruction of the materials. This Act does not grant the customer any rights to a die, mold, form, jig, or pattern; does not affect any written agreement between a fabricator and a customer; does not affect the rights of a customer under federal patent or copyright law or State or federal laws pertaining to unfair competition; and does not affect the rights granted under the Plastics Dies and Molds Ownership Transfer Act. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 513 fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that in addition to a die, mold, form, jig, and pattern, this Act also applies to a tooling. JUDICIAL NOTE HB513 would neither decrease nor increase the need for the number of judges in the State. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the customer must respond to the fabricator's notice in writing, by registered mail, return receipt requested, reasserting the customer's rights, title, and interest to the die, mold, form, jig, tooling, or pattern in order to avoid the transfer of rights in that item to the fabricator for the purposes of destruction by the fabricator. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0371 Last action date: 97-08-14 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status