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OR HB2823
Bill
Status
Failed
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Paul Evans
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AI Summary
- Oregon Business Development Department may hire an attorney with extensive intellectual property law experience to prosecute patents for inventions created by faculty, staff, or students at public high schools
- Covers inventions that are "reduced to practice" while a person is employed by or enrolled in an Oregon public high school
- Department may assume, assign, partake in, or disclaim ownership of resulting patents through contracts with faculty, staff, or students with legal capacity to contract
- For students without legal capacity to contract, agreements would be made with their legal guardians
- Patent ownership arrangements must comply with rules adopted by the department and other applicable law
Legislative Description
Relating to patents for inventions in public high schools in this state.
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
6/27/2025
Committee Referrals
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade1/17/2025
Full Bill Text
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