Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 46. WATER, AIR, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. |
Chapter 46.16. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF WATER IN MINING. |
Section 46.16.100. Patents.
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A person who applies for a grant under this chapter shall assign to the state the right to patent any patentable process developed as a result of a grant under this chapter. The department making the grant shall seek to patent any patentable process developed as a result of a grant under this chapter. The state shall license without cost to a person engaged in placer mining in the state the right to use in the state a patented process that was developed as a result of a grant under this chapter.