[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR404.1]

[Page 695-696]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER IV--ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 404_LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT OWNED INVENTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 404.1  Scope of part.




Sec.
404.1 Scope of part.
404.2 Policy and objective.
404.3 Definitions.
404.4 Authority to grant licenses.
404.5 Restrictions and conditions on all licenses granted under this 
          part.
404.6 Nonexclusive licenses.
404.7 Exclusive and partially exclusive licenses.
404.8 Application for a license.
404.9 Notice to Attorney General.
404.10 Modification and termination of licenses.
404.11 Appeals.
404.12 Protection and administration of inventions.
404.13 Transfer of custody.
404.14 Confidentiality of information.

    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 208 and the delegation of authority by the 
Secretary of Commerce

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to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy at sec. 
3(d)(3) of DOO 10-18.

    Source: 50 FR 9802, Mar. 12, 1985, unless otherwise noted.


    This part prescribes the terms, conditions, and procedures upon 
which a federally owned invention, other than an invention in the 
custody of the Tennessee Valley Authority, may be licensed. It 
supersedes the regulations at 41 CFR Subpart 101-4.1. This part does not 
affect licenses which (a) were in effect prior to July 1, 1981; (b) may 
exist at the time of the Government's acquisition of title to the 
invention, including those resulting from the allocation of rights to 
inventions made under Government research and development contracts; (c) 
are the result of an authorized exchange of rights in the settlement of 
patent disputes; or (d) are otherwise authorized by law or treaty.