[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] [Page 208-209] 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. [[Page 209]] (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.