[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 5] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR1245.111] [Page 206] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SPACE ADMINISTRATION PART 1245_PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS--Table of Contents Subpart 1_Patent Waiver Regulations Sec. 1245.111 Submission of petitions. (a) Petitions for advance waiver of domestic rights under Sec. 1245.104 or for advance waiver of foreign rights under Sec. 1245.106 presented prior to contract execution, must be submitted to the contracting officer. Any petition submitted by a prospective contractor and selected for negotiation of a contract will be processed and forwarded to the Board for consideration. All other petitions will be submitted to the patent representative designated in the contract for processing prior to forwarding to the Board. (b) A copy of any waiver petitions submitted under Sec. 1245.103(c) should be forwarded to the appropriate NASA field installation patent counsel, if not supplied earlier, for (1) transmittal to the Department of Energy for processing by that agency, or (2) coordination with other agencies, as applicable.