[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR6.4]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 6--INVENTIONS AND PATENTS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 6.4  Central records; confidentiality.

    Central files and records shall be maintained of all inventions, 
patents, and licenses in which the Department has an interest, together 
with a record of all licenses issued by the Department under such 
patents. Invention reports required from employees or others for the 
purpose of obtaining determinations of ownership, and documents and 
information obtained for the purpose of prosecuting patent applications 
shall be confidential and shall be disclosed only as required for 
official purposes or with the consent of the inventor.