(a) This section applies only to a customer who is injured by an invention developer's:
(1) violation of this chapter;
(2) false or fraudulent statement, representation, or omission of material fact; or
(3) failure to make all disclosures required by this chapter.
(b) A customer to whom this section applies may recover in a civil action against the invention developer:
(1) the greater of:
(A) the amount of any actual damages sustained by the customer; or
(B) $1,000;
(2) court costs; and
(3) attorney's fees.