[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: 14CFR1260.59A]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1260--GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 1260.59A  Invention reporting and rights.

                     Invention Reporting and Rights

                              October 2000

    (a) As used in this provision:
    (1) The term ``invention'' means any invention or discovery which is 
or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under Title 35 of the 
United States Code, or any novel variety of plant which is or may be 
protected under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et 
seq.).
    (2) The term ``made'' when used in relation to any invention means 
the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention.
    (b) The Recipient shall report promptly to the grant officer each 
invention made in the performance of work under this grant. The report 
of such invention shall--
    (1) Identify the inventor(s) by full name; and
    (2) Include such full and complete technical information concerning 
the invention as is necessary to enable an understanding of the nature 
and operation thereof.
    (c) Reporting shall be made on NASA Form 1679 Disclosure of 
Invention and New Technology (Including Software).

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    (d) The Recipient hereby grants to the Government of the United 
States of America, as represented by the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the full rights, title, and 
interest in and to each such invention throughout the world.