{"data":{"id":"us-nm/57-3c-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"57-3C-4","heading":"Administration of act.","body":"The department shall:\nA. be responsible for the administration of the Patent and Copyright Act;\nB. promulgate rules pursuant to the Patent and Copyright Act;\nC. apply, on behalf of the state, for the patent protection or registration of copyright and pay the associated expenses;\nD. share with the inventor, after expenses, fifty percent of the income collected on the invention or work; and\nE. determine, after a cost-benefit analysis, whether to retain the patent or copyright for the state.","path":["Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations","ARTICLE 3C Patents and Copyrights"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18560/index.do","current_through":"2025-06-20","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"3448dd1b47e98e4eb7ee131679abe2c25084bb6be1dd93e1d6623dc8159d3d8a","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/57-3c-3","next":"us-nm/57-3c-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}