[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1245.304]

[Page 212]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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.