[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: 14CFR1245.303]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1245--PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart 3--NASA Foreign Patent Program
 
Sec. 1245.303  Criteria.

    The following categories of inventions will be considered for the 
filing of patent applications by NASA in countries other than the United 
States:
    (a) Inventions which may be utilized abroad in governmental programs 
of the United States.

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    (b) Inventions which may be exploited abroad in the public interest 
by license to U.S. nationals or others.
    (c) Inventions which may be utilized in applications type 
satellites, such as communications and meteorological satellites.
    (d) Inventions considered to be basic discoveries or of major 
significance in an art.
    (e) Inventions in fields which directly concern the public health or 
public welfare.