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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 23-4.4 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 23-4.4. Authorization to transfer interest; Governor's approval required under certain circumstances.
A. The boards of visitors, the State Board for Community Colleges, or their designees are authorized to assign any interest they possess in intellectual property or in materials in which the institution claims an interest, provided such assignment is in accordance with the terms of the institution's intellectual property policies adopted pursuant to subsection A of § 23-4.3. However, the Governor's prior written approval shall be required for transfers of such property developed wholly or predominately through the use of state general funds, exclusive of capital assets, and either (i) such property was developed by an employee of the institution acting within the scope of his assigned duties, or (ii) such property is to be transferred to an entity other than the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority, an entity whose purpose is to manage intellectual properties on behalf of nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities, or an entity whose purpose is to benefit the respective institutions. The Governor may attach conditions to these transfers as he deems necessary. In the event the Governor does not approve such transfer, the materials shall remain the property of the respective institutions and may be used and developed in any manner permitted by law.
B. The president of each state-supported institution of higher
education, including the chancellor of the Virginia Community College System,
shall report annually to the Governor and the Joint Commission on Technology
and Science regarding the assignment of any intellectual property interests by
that institution, beginning with fiscal year 2016, include in its
six-year plan adopted pursuant to § 23-38.87:17 the following for the most
recently ended fiscal year: (i) the assignment during the year of any
intellectual property interests to a person or nongovernmental entity by the
institution, any foundation supporting the intellectual property research
performed by the institution, or any entity affiliated with the institution;
(ii) the value of externally sponsored research funds received during the year
from a person or nongovernmental entity by the institution, any foundation supporting
the intellectual property research performed by the institution, or any entity
affiliated with the institution; and (iii) the number and types of patents
awarded during the year to the institution, any foundation supporting the
intellectual property research funded by the institution, or any entity
affiliated with the institution that were developed in whole or part from
externally sponsored research provided by a person or nongovernmental entity.
The plan shall report separate aggregate data on (a) those persons or
nongovernmental entities that have a principal place of business in Virginia as
reflected in the assignment agreement or awarding documents and (b) those
persons or nongovernmental entities that do not have a principal place of
business in Virginia as reflected in the assignment agreement or awarding
documents.