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§51-24A.19.
§51-24A.19.
In addition to other records that a public body may keep confidential
pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, a public
body may keep confidential:
1. Any information related to research, the disclosure of which could
affect the conduct or outcome of the research, the ability to patent
or copyright the research, or any other proprietary rights any entity
may have in the research or the results of the research including, but
not limited to, trade secrets and commercial or financial information
obtained from an entity financing or cooperating in the research,
research protocols, and research notes, data, results, or other
writings about the research; and
2. The specific terms and conditions of any license or other
commercialization agreement relating to state owned or controlled
technology or the development, transfer, or commercialization of the
technology. Any other information relating to state owned or
controlled technology or the development, transfer, or
commercialization of the technology which, if disclosed, will
adversely affect or give other persons or entities an advantage over
public bodies in negotiating terms and conditions for the development,
transfer, or commercialization of the technology. However,
institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
shall:
a. report to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as
requested, on forms provided by the Regents, research activities
funded by external entities or the institutions, the results of which
have generated new intellectual property, and
b. report to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education annually
on forms provided:
(1) expenditures for research and development supported by the
institution,
(2) any financial relationships between the institution and private
business entities,
(3) any acquisition of an equity interest by the institution in a
private business,
(4) the receipt of royalty or other income related to the sale of
products, processes, or ideas by the institution or a private business
entity with which the institution has established a financial
arrangement,
(5) the gains or losses upon the sale or other disposition of equity
interests in private business entities, and
(6) any other information regarding technology transfer required by
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
The reports required in subparagraphs a and b of this paragraph shall
not be deemed confidential and shall be subject to full disclosure
pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
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