§ 4-347
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§4–347.
(a)Subject to subsection
(b)of this section, a custodian may deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information disclosing or relating to an invention owned in whole or in part by a State public institution of higher education for 4 years to allow the institution to evaluate whether to patent or market the invention and pursue economic development and licensing opportunities related to the invention.
(b)A custodian may not deny inspection of a part of a public record described in subsection
(a)of this section if:
(1)the information disclosing or relating to an invention has been published or disseminated by the inventors in the course of their academic activities or disclosed in a published patent;
(2)the invention referred to in that part of the record has been licensed by the institution for at least 4 years; or
(3)4 years have elapsed from the date of the written disclosure of the invention to the institution.