| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Department of the Lottery; amending |
| 3 | s. 24.105, F.S.; authorizing the department to hold |
| 4 | patents and enforce its rights with respect thereto; |
| 5 | providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 24.105, Florida |
| 10 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 11 | 24.105 Powers and duties of department.--The department |
| 12 | shall: |
| 13 | (10) Have the authority to hold patents, copyrights, |
| 14 | trademarks, and service marks and enforce its rights with |
| 15 | respect thereto. |
| 16 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |