2018 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 16 - National Science Foundation
Sec. 1871 - Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements
42 U.S.C. § 1871 (2018) |
§1871. Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements |
Each contract or other arrangement executed pursuant to this chapter which relates to scientific or engineering research shall contain provisions governing the disposition of inventions produced thereunder in a manner calculated to protect the public interest and the equities of the individual or organization with which the contract or other arrangement is executed: Provided, however, That nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the Foundation to enter into any contractual or other arrangement inconsistent with any provision of law affecting the issuance or use of patents. |
(May 10, 1950, ch. 171, §12, 64 Stat. 154; Pub. L. 99–159, title I, §§109(c), 110(a)(15), Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 889, 891.) |
AMENDMENTS
1985—Pub. L. 99–159 struck out subsec. (a) designation, inserted "or engineering" after "scientific", and struck out subsec. (b) which prohibited Foundation officers and employees from acquiring, etc., patent rights in inventions. |
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Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 16 - NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sec. 1871 - Disposition of inventions produced under contracts or other arrangements |
section 1871 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
No |
standard |
64 Stat. 154 99 Stat. 889 |
Public Law 99-159 |