[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR6.0]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 6--INVENTIONS AND PATENTS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  6.0  General policy.

    Inventions developed through the resources and activities of the 
Department are a potential resource of great value to the public. It is 
the policy of the Department:
    (a) To safeguard the public interest in inventions developed by 
Department employees, contractors and grantees with the aid of public 
funds and facilities;
    (b) To encourage and recognize individual and cooperative 
achievement in research and investigations; and
    (c) To establish a procedure, consistent with pertinent statutes, 
Executive orders and general Government regulations, for the 
determination of rights and obligations relating to the patenting of 
inventions.