Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 57-3C-4 - Administration of actThe department shall:
A. be responsible for the administration of the Patent and Copyright Act;B. promulgate rules pursuant to the Patent and Copyright Act;C. apply, on behalf of the state, for the patent protection or registration of copyright and pay the associated expenses;D. share with the inventor, after expenses, fifty percent of the income collected on the invention or work; andE. determine, after a cost-benefit analysis, whether to retain the patent or copyright for the state.