(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.
(b) A custodian may not deny inspection of a part of a public record described in subsection (a) of this section if:
(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;
(2) the invention referred to in that part of the record has been licensed by the institution for at least 4 years; or
(3) 4 years have elapsed from the date of the written disclosure of the invention to the institution.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 4 - Public Information Act
Subtitle 3 - Denials of Inspection
Part IV - Denial of Part of Public Record
Section 4-344 - Interagency or Intra-Agency Letters or Memoranda
Section 4-345 - Examination Information
Section 4-346 - State or Local Research Project
Section 4-347 - Inventions Owned by State Public Institution of Higher Education
Section 4-348 - Confidential Information Owned by Specific State Entities
Section 4-349 - Real Estate Appraisals
Section 4-350 - Site-Specific Locations of Certain Plants, Animals, or Property
Section 4-351 - Investigation; Intelligence Information; Security Procedures
Section 4-352 - Information Related to Emergency Management
Section 4-353 - Maryland Port Administration Information
Section 4-354 - University of Maryland Global Campus Records
Section 4-355 - Public Institution of Higher Education Records
Section 4-356 - Inspection of 9-1-1 Communications Record That Depicts Victim