Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 984 — Products of the Mind
Cal. Civ. Code § 984
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
If the owner of an invention or design does not make it public, any other person subsequently and originally producing the same thing has the same right therein as the prior inventor, which is exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior inventor, or those claiming under him.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 984 — Products of the Mind is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
If the owner of an invention or design does not make it public, any other person subsequently and originally producing the same thing has the same right therein as the prior inventor, which is exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior inventor, or those claiming under him.