[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: 14CFR1245.303]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1245_PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS--Table of 

Contents

 

                  Subpart 3_NASA Foreign Patent Program

 

Sec. 1245.303  Criteria.



    The following categories of inventions will be considered for the 

filing of patent applications by NASA in countries other than the United 

States:

    (a) Inventions which may be utilized abroad in governmental programs 

of the United States.

    (b) Inventions which may be exploited abroad in the public interest 

by license to U.S. nationals or others.

    (c) Inventions which may be utilized in applications type 

satellites, such as communications and meteorological satellites.

    (d) Inventions considered to be basic discoveries or of major 

significance in an art.

    (e) Inventions in fields which directly concern the public health or 

public welfare.