[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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.