Oklahoma § 74-85.60 - Patented and copyrighted material - Negotiation and

§ 74-85.60. Patented and copyrighted material - Negotiation and

contracting for retention - State property rights - Deposit of sale

proceeds.

A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 3206.3 of Title 70

of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services shall be the exclusive agency to negotiate and contract for

the retention of patents and copyrights on material and property

developed through state contracts subject to The Central Purchasing

Act, unless an agency has been given specific authority to make such

agreements by statute.

B. Except as otherwise provided by Section 3206.3 of Title 70

of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 1365 of this title, any

patented property or copyrighted material developed by contracts

subject to The Central Purchasing Act, shall be the property of the

State of Oklahoma under the sole management of the Office of

Management and Enterprise Services. Such property or material may

be licensed or sold by the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services using similar procedures governing the sale of other state

property but without declaring such property to be surplus.

C. Proceeds from the sale of such property or material under

the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services

shall be deposited to the General Fund of the State of Oklahoma.

D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may

contract with legal counsel experienced in the field of patent and

copyright law to advise and assist that agency in carrying out its

duties and responsibilities under this section for intellectual

property under the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 264, § 86, operative July 1, 1990. Amended

by Laws 1998, c. 211, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 322, §

1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 792.