A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 3206.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be the exclusive agency to negotiate and contract for the retention of patents and copyrights on material and property developed through state contracts subject to The Central Purchasing Act, unless an agency has been given specific authority to make such agreements by statute.

B. Except as otherwise provided by Section 3206.3 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Section 1365 of this title, any patented property or copyrighted material developed by contracts subject to The Central Purchasing Act, shall be the property of the State of Oklahoma under the sole management of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. Such property or material may be licensed or sold by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services using similar procedures governing the sale of other state property but without declaring such property to be surplus.

C. Proceeds from the sale of such property or material under the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall be deposited to the General Fund of the State of Oklahoma.

D. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may contract with legal counsel experienced in the field of patent and copyright law to advise and assist that agency in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this section for intellectual property under the jurisdiction of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.

Added by Laws 1990, c. 264, § 86, operative July 1, 1990. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 211, § 6, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2000, c. 322, § 1, emerg. eff. June 5, 2000; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 792.