[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR6.52]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 6--PATENT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart B--Licenses
 
Sec. 6.52  Patents.

    Patents in which the Secretary of the interior has transferable 
interests, and under which he may issue licenses or sublicenses, are 
classified as follows:
    (a) Class A. Patents, other than those referred to in paragraph (c) 
of this section, which are owned by the United States, as represented by 
the Secretary of the Interior, free from restrictions on licensing 
except such as are inherent in Government ownership;
    (b) Class B. Patents in which the interest of the United States, as 
represented by the Secretary of the Interior, is less than full 
ownership, or is subject to some express restriction upon licensing or 
sublicensing (including patents upon which the Secretary of the Interior 
holds a license, patents assigned to the Secretary of the Interior as 
trustee for the people of the United States, and patents assigned to the 
Secretary of the Interior upon such terms as to effect a dedication to 
the public);
    (c) Class C. Patents and patent rights acquired by the Secretary of 
the Interior pursuant to the Act of April 5, 1944 (58 Stat. 190; 30 
U.S.C. 321--325), and any amendments thereof.

[29 FR 260, Jan. 10, 1964, as amended at 31 FR 10796, Aug. 13, 1966]