[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: 14CFR1245.304]



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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. 1245.304  Procedures.



    (a) The patent counsel at each NASA field installation will review 

all invention disclosures at the time of docketing and will expedite the 

processing and preparation of a U.S. patent application, if justified, 

on those inventions which appear to fall within the criteria set forth 

in Sec. 1245.303. The patent counsel will make a recommendation as to 

whether or not foreign patent coverage appears justified at the time of 

assigning a priority evaluation to a disclosed invention.

    (b) Preparation and filing of patent applications in foreign 

countries will be subject to approval of the Assistant General Counsel 

for Patent Matters, NASA Headquarters.

    (c) The Office of Assistant General Counsel for Patent Matters will 

budget for and administer the filing of all patent applications in 

countries other than the United States.

    (d) Coordination with other interested NASA offices will be 

undertaken by the Assistant General Counsel for Patent Matters.