What's happening
This bill requires New York to create and maintain a public, interactive database of intellectual property generated by state employees or state-funded research.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and public access. to innovations and inventions created using state resources, making it easier for citizens, businesses, and researchers to discover and potentially utilize state-funded intellectual property.
Encourages commercialization and collaboration. by providing up-to-date contact information for each intellectual property item, potentially speeding up partnerships between state entities and private sector or academic partners.
Allows for tracking and oversight. of how publicly funded research outputs are being used, which can help ensure accountability and inform future decisions about state research funding priorities.
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Create Public Patent Database
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Create Public Patent Database
In Senate Committee · Internet And Technology · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1908
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the maintenance of a database on intellectual property
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subparagraphs (x) and (xi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 3155 of the public authorities law, as amended by section 4 of part C of chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
(x) number of patents awarded to the college or university as a direct result of research related to the award and income generated from the licensure or sale of such intellectual property; [and]
(xi) current status of the interactive database of intellectual property created pursuant to subdivision three of this section; and
(xii) any other information deemed appropriate by the director.
§ 2. Section 3155 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. The foundation shall also operate and maintain a public, interactive database of all intellectual property generated by state employees or developed through state-funded research which shall include, at a minimum, a brief description of the intellectual property and up-to-date contact information for each item.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01943-01-9
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