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Title 35 - Patents
Part II - Patentability of Inventions and Grant of Patents
Chapter 18 - Patent Rights in Inventions Made With Federal Assistance
Sec. 208 - Regulations governing Federal licensing
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35 U.S.C. § 208 (2021) |
§208. Regulations governing Federal licensing |
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to promulgate regulations specifying the terms and conditions upon which any federally owned invention, other than inventions owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority, may be licensed on a nonexclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive basis. |
(Added Pub. L. 96–517, §6(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3024; amended Pub. L. 98–620, title V, §501(12), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3367.) |
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1984—Pub. L. 98–620 substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for "Administrator of General Services". STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective July 1, 1981, but implementing regulations authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title. |
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Title 35 - PATENTS PART II - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS CHAPTER 18 - PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE Sec. 208 - Regulations governing Federal licensing |
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94 Stat. 3024 98 Stat. 3367 |
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