{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-347","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, General Provisions § 4–347","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian may deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information disclosing or relating to an invention owned in whole or in part by a State public institution of higher education for 4 years to allow the institution to evaluate whether to patent or market the invention and pursue economic development and licensing opportunities related to the invention.\n(b) A custodian may not deny inspection of a part of a public record described in subsection (a) of this section if:\n(1) the information disclosing or relating to an invention has been published or disseminated by the inventors in the course of their academic activities or disclosed in a published patent;\n(2) the invention referred to in that part of the record has been licensed by the institution for at least 4 years; or\n(3) 4 years have elapsed from the date of the written disclosure of the invention to the institution.","path":["Article - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ggp\u0026section=4-347","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:37Z","sha256":"f76343ce57944a9a97390f38e546edea7a08b6b465ece04491e2b63e70aedf1b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-346","next":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-348"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}