Bill Text: OR SB467 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to agricultural intellectual property rights.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB467 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB467-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 2883

                         Senate Bill 467

Sponsored by Senator GEORGE (Presession filed.)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires State Board of Higher Education, Oregon Health and
Science University Board of Directors and community college board
to get approval from commodity commission for disposition of
intellectual property if commission provided monetary assistance
to acquire property.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to agricultural intellectual property rights.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + For any intellectual property acquired by the
State Board of Higher Education with monetary assistance from a
commodity commission established under ORS 576.051 to 576.455,
the board may not take any action to dispose of the intellectual
property by sale, lease, license or other action without the
approval of the commodity commission by a majority of its
members. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + For any intellectual property acquired by a
community college board with monetary assistance from a commodity
commission established under ORS 576.051 to 576.455, the board
may not take any action to dispose of the intellectual property
by sale, lease, license or other action without the approval of
the commodity commission by a majority of its members. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + For any intellectual property acquired by the
Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors with
monetary assistance from a commodity commission established under
ORS 576.051 to 576.455, the board may not take any action to
dispose of the intellectual property by sale, lease, license or
other action without the approval of the commodity commission by
a majority of its members. + }
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