PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND ROYALTIES. 1. Pursuant to section 286.021, F.S., if any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course or as a result of work or services performed with funds from this Agreement, Grantee shall refer the discovery or invention to DEO who will refer it to the Department of State to determine whether patent protection will be sought in the name of the State of Florida. Any and all patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of the Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of Florida. The rights to any invention resulting from this Agreement that is for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work are governed by 37 CFR Part 401 and any of its implementing regulations as applicable. 2. Where activities supported by this Agreement produce original writings, sound recordings, pictorial reproductions, drawings or other graphic representations and works of any similar nature, DEO has the right to use, duplicate, and disclose such materials in whole or in part, in any manner, for any purpose whatsoever and to allow others acting on behalf of DEO to do so. In the event that any books, manuals, films, websites, web elements, electronic information, or other copyrightable materials are produced Grantee shall notify DEO. Any and all copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance funded by this Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of Florida. 3. In accordance with the provisions of section 1004.23, F.S., a State University is authorized in its own name to perform all things necessary to secure letters of patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any works it produces. Any action taken by the university in securing or exploiting such trademarks, copyrights, or patents shall, within thirty (30) days, be reported in writing by the president of the university to the Department of State in accordance with section 1004.23(6), F.S.
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