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2012 Florida Statutes
SECTION 021
Department of State to hold title to patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc.
Department of State to hold title to patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc.
286.021 Department of State to hold title to patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc.—The legal title and every right, interest, claim or demand of any kind in and to any patent, trademark or copyright, or application for the same, now owned or held, or as may hereafter be acquired, owned and held by the state, or any of its boards, commissions or agencies, is hereby granted to and vested in the Department of State for the use and benefit of the state; and no person, firm or corporation shall be entitled to use the same without the written consent of said Department of State.
History.—s. 1, ch. 21959, 1943; ss. 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 70-440; s. 15, ch. 79-65.
Note.—Former s. 272.01.