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...Any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods that are placed in storage and that remain in the possession of a person without the reasonable or agreed charges for the storage having been paid for twelve months, and any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods on which any of the services or labor described in section 1333.22 of the Revised Code have been performed, that subsequently ...

...Any person who provides any of the services described in section 1333.22 or 1333.23 of the Revised Code shall provide the owner a receipt at the time the person receives the garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods from the owner. The person shall make a good faith effort to include the number of items he receives and the owner's name and either the owner's telephone number or his mailing address, inclu...

...The mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, of a letter that states the time and place of a proposed sale or other disposition of any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods and that is addressed to the owner of the garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods at his mailing address given at the time of its delivery as required by section 1333.231 of the Revised Code to the perso...

...The person to whom charges are owed for services, labor, or storage described in sections 1333.22 and 1333.23 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following: (A) Deduct from the proceeds of a sale the charges owed plus the costs of notifying the owner of the garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods under sections 1333.22 to 1333.24 of the Revised Code; (B) Hold any surplus arising from the sale sub...

...All persons taking advantage of sections 1333.22 to 1333.28 of the Revised Code shall keep posted in a prominent place in their receiving office at all times two notices that shall read substantially as follows: (A) "All articles that are cleaned, pressed, glazed, washed, altered, or repaired and that are not called for in one hundred twenty days will be sold to pay the requisite charges and certain notification exp...

...Nothing in sections 1333.22 to 1333.28 of the Revised Code prohibits any person from commencing a civil action to collect unpaid charges for services, labor, or storage described in section 1333.22 or 1333.23 of the Revised Code from the owner of any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods who is responsible for the unpaid charges, except that the proceeds of any sale conducted pursuant to sections 133...

...A person who sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes of any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods or causes any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods to be sold, given away, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with sections 1333.22 to 1333.28 of the Revised Code is not liable in damages in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly...

...As used in sections 1333.29 to 1333.31 of the Revised Code: (A) "Molder" means any person, including, but not limited to, a tool or die maker, who does either of the following: (1) Fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes, or improves, a die, mold, pattern, or form to produce plastic, metal, paper, china, ceramic, glass, or rubber products; (2) Uses a die, mold, pattern, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise...

...If a customer does not take possession of a die, mold, pattern, or form located in this state within three years of the date it was last used, and no agreement in writing between the customer and the molder is made to the contrary, all of the customer's rights and title to, and interest in the die, mold, pattern, or form may be transferred to the molder for the purpose of destroying such die, mold, pattern, or form. ...

...(A)(1) A molder has a lien on a die, mold, pattern, or form that is in his possession and that belongs to a customer, for the following: (a) The amount due from the customer for plastic, metal, paper, china, ceramic, glass, or rubber fabrication work performed with the die, mold, pattern, or form, or for making or improving the die, mold, pattern, or form; (b) The cost associated with the notification described in ...

...For purposes of sections 1333.32 to 1333.34 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply: (A) "Customer" means a person that causes a moldbuilder to fabricate, cut, cast, or design molds. (B) "Mold" means molds, dies, forms, tools, and parts, for the plastic industry or for the metal forming industry. (C) "Moldbuilder" means a person, including but not limited to, a model maker, patternmaker, die maker, jig and...

...(A)(1) A moldbuilder has a lien on all molds produced by it and on all proceeds from the assignment, sale, transfer, exchange, or other disposition of the molds produced by it until the moldbuilder is paid in full all amounts due the moldbuilder for the production of the mold or these proceeds. The lien described in this division attaches when the mold is delivered from the moldbuilder to the customer. (2) The amoun...

...(A) To enforce a moldbuilder's lien attached pursuant to section 1333.33 of the Revised Code, the moldbuilder shall give written notice to the customer and molder stating that a lien is claimed; the amount that the moldbuilder claims is owed for fabrication, repair, or modification of the mold; and a demand for payment. The written notice described in this division shall be given by hand delivery or certified mail, r...

...As used in sections 1333.35 to 1333.37, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Additional merchandise" means all goods, wares, and merchandise not part of bankruptcy or receivership proceedings. (B) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any unincorporated organization. (C) "Bankruptcy sale" or "receiver's sale" means any offer to sell to the public, or sale to the public of goods, w...

...No person shall with intent to mislead or deceive the general public, advertise, offer to sell, or sell additional merchandise at the bankruptcy sale or at a receiver's sale.

...The offering or display for sale of additional merchandise by any person conducting a bankruptcy or receiver's sale at the premises of such sale is prima-facie evidence of intent to mislead or deceive the general public, provided, however, that goods and merchandise stored in a warehouse shall not be presumed to be part of such sale.

...(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a bailee for hire who performs services or provides materials with respect to any personal property, has a lien on the personal property to secure the reasonable value of the services he performs and the materials he provides. The lien shall be subject to prior recorded liens on the personal property. If the owner or legal possessor of the personal property, wi...

...(A) As used in this section and section 1333.41 of the Revised Code, "public or private construction project" means a construction project that is for public or private purposes and that is located, in whole or in part, in this state or another state. (B) If a bailee for hire performs services or provides materials with respect to any personal property of the owner of, or principal contractor associated with, a publ...

...(A) No person shall purposely do either of the following: (1) Transcribe, without the consent of the owner, any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sounds are recorded, with intent to sell or use for profit through public performance any product derived from the transcription. Each transcription of sound in violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a separa...

...No person who engages in the business of preparing for others or assisting others to prepare any tax return or who has access to the records of a person, corporation, or firm engaging in such business shall disclose any information, including a name or address, obtained from or through any person in connection with the preparation of that person's tax return unless such disclosure is necessary to the preparation of t...

...Where any merchandise is offered for sale by means of its voluntary delivery to an offeree who has neither ordered nor requested it, the delivery of such merchandise constitutes an unconditional gift to the recipient.

...As used in sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code, unless the context requires otherwise: (A) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means. (B) "Misappropriation" means any of the following: (1) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know t...

...(A) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant in a civil action is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account...

...The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party, if any of the following applies: (A) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith. (B) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith. (C) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.

...In an action under sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means that may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.