§ 10a-104d — Efforts to promote entrepreneurship and innovation. Patents release.

(a) On and after October 1, 2019, the president of The University of Connecticut shall spearhead efforts to promote the university's entrepreneurship and innovation to prospective students and prospective faculty in ways the president deems appropriate. (b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall release for open, public use and freely license any and all patents held by the board that have not been utilized for commercialization or otherwise licensed for a period of ten years or more, provided the inventor is first offered the right to license the patent. (c) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the president of The University of Connecticut shall build and foster, through a series of activities, a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among the students enrolled at each campus of The University of Connecticut. Such activities shall include, but need not be limited to, organizing and hosting regular networking events for student and faculty entrepreneurs, and the support of relevant student clubs and organizations. (d) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the president of The University of Connecticut shall seek to build entrepreneurial relationships, when feasible and practical, between The University of Connecticut and other interested public or independent institutions of higher education in the state that are engaged in entrepreneurial efforts, including, but not limited to, Yale University.

Legislative History

(P.A. 19-154, S. 2.) History: P.A. 19-154 effective July 1, 2019.