N.Y. General Business Law § 552: Notes given for patent-rights

§ 552. Notes given for patent-rights. A person who takes, sells or

transfers a negotiable promissory note within article three of the

uniform commercial code, knowing the consideration of such note to

consist in whole or in part, of the right to make, use or sell, any

patent invention or inventions, or any invention claimed or represented

to be patented, without having the words "given for a patent-right"

written or printed legibly and prominently on the face of such note

above the signature thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor.