(a) Before a molder may sell a die, mold, form, or pattern, pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 44-12-320, the molder shall notify the customer by registered mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested. The notice shall include the following information:

(1) The molder's intention to sell the die, mold, form, or pattern 30 days after the customer's receipt of the notice;

(2) A description of the die, mold, form, or pattern to be sold;

(3) The time and place of the sale; and

(4) An itemized statement for the amount due.

(b) If there is no return of the receipt of the mailing or if the postal service returns the notice as being nondeliverable, the molder shall publish notice of the molder's intention to sell the die, mold, form, or pattern in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of the customer's last known place of business. The notice shall include a description of the die, mold, form, or pattern.

(c) A sale shall not be made under this Code section if such sale would violate any right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law.