Senate Bill sb1376c1

    Florida Senate - 2007                           CS for SB 1376

    By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Jones





    580-2038-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Department of the

  3         Lottery; amending s. 24.105, F.S.; authorizing

  4         the department to hold patents; requiring that

  5         the department notify the Department of State

  6         when the Department of the Lottery secures

  7         property rights by patent, copyright, or

  8         trademark; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (10) of section 24.105, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         24.105  Powers and duties of department.--The

15  department shall:

16         (10)  Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 286,

17  have the authority to hold patents, copyrights, trademarks,

18  and service marks and enforce its rights with respect thereto.

19  The department shall notify the Department of State in writing

20  whenever property rights by patent, copyright, or trademark

21  are secured by the department.

22         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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24          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
25                         Senate Bill 1376

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27  The committee substitute provides that the Department of
    Lottery has the authority to hold patents and will notify the
28  Department of State in writing whenever property rights by
    patent, copyright, or trademark are secured by the department.
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