Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-347
Md. Code, General Provisions § 4-347
in effect(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.
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