What's happening
This bill requires the maintenance of a public, interactive database listing intellectual property from state employees or state-funded research.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and public awareness. by making information about state-created or state-funded intellectual property easily accessible, which can help taxpayers see the outcomes of public investments in research and innovation.
Facilitates collaboration and commercialization. by providing up-to-date contact information and descriptions, potentially allowing private companies, entrepreneurs, and other researchers to discover and license state-held intellectual property.
Supports accountability and oversight. by requiring regular updates on the status of the database, ensuring that public agencies and universities maintain accurate and current records of their intellectual property portfolios.
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Who cares
The foundation
It would have to operate and maintain a public, interactive database of intellectual property generated by state employees or developed through state-funded research.
State employees
Intellectual property they generate would be listed with a brief description and up-to-date contact information for each item.
Colleges and universities conducting state-funded research
Intellectual property developed through that research would be included in the database, whose current status would become a required reporting item.
Businesses seeking intellectual property to license
The public database would provide descriptions and current contacts to help them identify intellectual property of interest.
Headline styles
Create Public IP Database
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Create State IP Database
In Senate Committee · Internet And Technology · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
215
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, COLTON -- 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.
LBD00806-01-5
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