[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1245.106]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1245--PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 1--Patent Waiver Regulations
 
Sec. 1245.106  Waiver of foreign rights.

    (a) The Board will consider the waiver of foreign rights in any 
designated country concurrently with the waiver of domestic rights when 
so requested under Sec. 1245.104 or Sec. 1245.105.
    (b) The Board will also consider a separate request for foreign 
rights for an individual identified invention in any designated country 
if a request was not made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, or 
for countries not designated pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section.

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    (c) Waiver of foreign rights will normally be granted under 
paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this section in any designated country 
unless; (1) The Board finds that the economic interests of the United 
States will not be served thereby; or unless (2) in the case of an 
individual identified invention under paragraph (b) of this section, 
NASA has determined, prior to the request, to file a patent application 
in the designated country.
    (d) If, subsequent to the granting of the petition for foreign 
rights, the petitioner requests and designates additional countries in 
which it wishes to secure patents, the Chairperson may grant such 
request, in whole or in part, without further action by the Board.