[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: 43CFR6.56]

[Page 175-176]
 
                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 6--PATENT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart B--Licenses
 
Sec. 6.56  Issuance of licenses.

    (a) Any person desiring a license relating to an invention upon 
which the Secretary of the Interior holds a patent or patent rights may 
file with the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior an application 
for a license, stating:
    (1) The name, address, and citizenship of the applicant;
    (2) The nature of his business;
    (3) The patent or invention upon which he desires a license;
    (4) The purpose for which he desires a license;
    (5) His experience in the field of the desired license;
    (6) Any patents, licenses, or other patent rights which he may have 
in the field of the desired license; and
    (7) The benefits, if any, which the applicant expects the public to 
derive from his proposed use of the invention
    (b) It shall be the duty of the Solicitor, after consultation with 
the bureau most directly interested in the patent or invention involved 
in an application for a license, and with the Evaluation Committee if 
royalties are to be charged, to determine whether

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the license shall be granted. If he determines that a license is to be 
granted, he shall execute on behalf of the Secretary, an appropriate 
license.