Bill Text: NY A09991 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the science and technology law center and the technology commercialization clinic program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-08-30 - signed chap.440 [A09991 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A09991-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9991
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 23, 2010
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  science
         and  technology  law center; and to repeal section 209-q of the execu-
         tive law, relating to the science and technology law center
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding two new
    2  sections 3102-f and 3102-g to read as follows:
    3    S 3102-F. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER. 1. THE FOUNDATION  SHALL,
    4  SUBJECT  TO  AVAILABLE  APPROPRIATIONS, ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO
    5  NEW YORK LAW SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER.
    6    2. THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER WILL ADVISE  THE  FOUNDATION,
    7  CENTERS  FOR  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ON ALL
    8  TECHNOLOGY-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES, AND PROVIDE ANY OTHER  SERVICES  DEEMED
    9  NECESSARY BY THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   10    (A)  CONDUCTING  RESEARCH  ON LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND LEGAL DECI-
   11  SIONS THAT IMPACT THE FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH;
   12    (B) WORKING WITH THE CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ACADEM-
   13  IC INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE;
   14    (C) WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STARTUP AND EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
   15  OUTSIDE OF INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS;
   16    (D) WORKING WITH THE CENTERS IN CREATING AND HOSTING  VENTURE  CAPITAL
   17  FAIRS;
   18    (E)  MANAGING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION CLINIC
   19  PROGRAM AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED  TWO-G  OF
   20  THIS ARTICLE.
   21    S  3102-G. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION CLINIC PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION
   22  SHALL ESTABLISH A TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZATION  CLINIC  PROGRAM  TO  BE
   23  MANAGED  BY  THE  SCIENCE  AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER FOR THE PURPOSES OF
   24  ASSISTING NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURS AND COMPANIES IN  COMMER-
   25  CIALIZING NEW PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES.
   26    1.  ENTITIES  ELIGIBLE  TO  OPERATE THE PROGRAM SHALL BE COMPETITIVELY
   27  SELECTED BY THE FOUNDATION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUSINESS, LAW AND ENGINEER-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16081-01-0
       A. 9991                             2
    1  ING SCHOOLS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC RESEARCH ENTITIES, LOCATED  AT  COLLEGES
    2  AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE.
    3    2. ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS SUPER-
    4  VISED  BY  APPROPRIATE  FACULTY  AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND SHALL
    5  INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
    6    (A) ENGAGING IN FACULTY-SUPERVISED PROJECTS SPECIALIZING  IN  RESEARCH
    7  AND  ANALYSIS  OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGIES
    8  ON BEHALF OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES AND COMPANIES;
    9    (B) PROVIDING RESEARCH  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  THE  TECHNICAL,  MARKETING,
   10  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COMMERCIAL DEVEL-
   11  OPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON BEHALF OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES AND COMPA-
   12  NIES;
   13    (C)  COLLABORATING  WITH  OTHER  TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZATION  CLINIC
   14  PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZA-
   15  TION IN NEW YORK.
   16    S 2. Section 209-q of the executive law is REPEALED.
   17    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.