[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: 14CFR1245.110]

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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. 1245.110  Content of petitions.

    (a) Each request for waiver of domestic or foreign rights under 
Sec. 1245.104, Sec. 1245.105, or Sec. 1245.106 shall be by petition to 
the Administrator and shall include:
    (1) An identification of the petitioner, its place of business, and 
address;
    (2) If the petitioner is represented by counsel, the name, address, 
and telephone number of the counsel;
    (3) A citation to the section (Sec. 1245.104, Sec. 1245.105, or 
Sec. 1245.106) under which the petition is submitted, the nature and 
extent of the rights requested, and a positive statement that waiver of 
rights under the cited section is being requested;
    (4) If the petitioner is an employee inventor of the contractor, a 
statement from the contractor that the contractor does not object to 
this petition.
    (5) Information identifying the proposed contract or resulting 
contract, if any;
    (6) A designation of the country or countries, the United States of 
America and/or foreign, in which waiver of title is requested;
    (7) A copy of the invention disclosure if the request is for an 
individual identified invention (under Sec. 1245.105);
    (8) The name, address, and telephone number of the party with whom 
the Board is to communicate when the request is acted upon;

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    (9) Whether the petitioner is an entity of or under the control of a 
foreign government;
    (10) The signature of the petitioner or its authorized 
representative; and
    (11) The date of the petition.
    (b) No specific forms need be used. Requests for advanced waiver 
should, preferably, be included with the proposal, but in any event in 
advance of negotiations.
    (c) Petitions for waiver under contracts funded by another agency. 
The content of the petitions for waiver of title to inventions made 
under contracts awarded by NASA on behalf of the Department of Energy 
under Sec. 1245.103(c) shall follow the procedures and form prescribed 
by and shall be acted on by that agency. Petitions under contracts 
awarded by NASA on behalf of other agencies will be coordinated with the 
agency before action is taken by the Board.