71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
 
                            Enrolled
 
                         House Bill 3975
 
Sponsored by Representative T SMITH; Representative NELSON
 
 
                     CHAPTER ................
 
 
                             AN ACT
 
 
Relating to intellectual property; appropriating money; and
  declaring an emergency.
 
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
 
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section, 'intellectual
property' means patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions,
discoveries, processes, ideas and other similar property, whether
or not they are patentable or copyrightable.
  (2) A commodity commission created under ORS 576.051 to 576.584
or ORS chapter 577, 578 or 579 may, consistent with the purposes
of the commission, develop intellectual property that relates to
a commodity or assists the implementation, maintenance or
development of commission programs. A commodity commission may
take all necessary and proper actions relating to the development
of an intellectual property, including but not limited to
entering into contracts and other agreements and owning,
managing, disposing of or using the intellectual property. A
commodity commission developing intellectual property shall adopt
rules to govern the ownership, management, disposal and use of
intellectual property and other activities of the commission
relating to intellectual property.
  (3) Moneys received by a commodity commission as a result of
the commission's ownership, management, disposal or use of
intellectual property, or other activities of the commission
relating to intellectual property, shall be deposited to an
account established and maintained by the commission pursuant to
ORS 576.375. Moneys deposited under this section are continuously
appropriated to the commodity commission possessing the account
for the purpose of carrying out the duties, functions and powers
of the commission. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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Passed by House May 14, 2001
 
 
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                                             Chief Clerk of House
 
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                                                 Speaker of House
 
Passed by Senate May 30, 2001
 
 
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                                              President of Senate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Received by Governor:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
Approved:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                                         Governor
 
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
 
......M.,............., 2001
 
 
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                                               Secretary of State
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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