[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR6.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 6_INVENTIONS AND PATENTS (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 6.3  Licensing of Government-owned patents.

    (a) Licenses to practice inventions covered by patents and pending 
patent applications owned by the U.S. Government as represented by this 
Department will generally be royalty free, revocable and nonexclusive. 
They will normally be issued to all applicants and will generally 
contain no limitations or standards relating to the quality or testing 
of the products to be manufactured, sold, or distributed thereunder.
    (b) Where it appears however that the public interest will be served 
under the circumstances of the particular case by licenses which impose 
conditions, such as those relating to quality or testing of products, 
requirement of payment of royalties to the Government, etc., or by the 
issuance of limited exclusive licenses by the Secretary after notice and 
opportunity for hearing thereon, such licenses may be issued.