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HB 2823Permits the Oregon Business Development Department to hire an attorney for the purpose of prosecuting a patent for any invention that faculty, staff or students reduce to practice while employed by or enrolled in a public high school in this state.

Congress · introduced 2024-12-31

Digest: Tells a state agency that it can hire a lawyer to help with getting a patent for any invention someone makes while working or being a student at a public high school. Lets the agency share in or say it will not share in the ownership of the patent. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.2). Permits the Oregon Business Development Department to hire an attorney for the purpose of prosecuting a patent for any invention that faculty, staff or students reduce to practice while employed by or enrolled in a public high school in this state. Permits the department to assume, assign, partake in or disclaim ownership of any patent that results from an invention under the terms of a contract or other agreement into which the department enters with faculty or staff, with students who have legal capacity to enter into contracts or with the legal guardians of students without legal capacity to enter into contracts and in accordance with rules the department adopts and other applicable law.

Latest action: In House Committee

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2024-12-31Evans, Paulsponsor_of_billsponsorsponsorship

Who matters

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1Evans, Paul (D, state_lower OR-20)sponsor05

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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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  1. 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Evans, Paul (sponsor) · sponsorship

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