[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1219.57]

[Page 173]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1219_HASS AVOCADO PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart A_Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Order
 
Sec. 1219.57  Patents, copyrights, trademarks, publications, and product 

formulations.

    (a) Any patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, information, 
publications, and product formulations developed through the use of 
funds received by the Board under this subpart shall be the property of 
the U.S. Government as represented by the Board, and shall, along with 
any rents, royalties, residual payments, or other income from the 
rental, sale, leasing, franchising, or other uses of such patents, 
copyrights, trademarks, inventions, information, publications, or 
product formulations, inure to the benefit of the Board; shall be 
considered income subject to the same fiscal, budget, and audit controls 
as other funds of the Board; and may be licensed subject to approval of 
the Secretary. Section 1219.72 describes the procedures for termination.
    (b) Should patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, 
publications, or product formulations be developed through the use of 
funds collected by the Board under this subpart and funds contributed by 
another organization or person, ownership and related rights to such 
patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, publications, or product 
formulations shall be determined by agreement between the Board and the 
party contributing funds towards the development of such patent, 
copyright, trademark, invention, publication, or product formulation in 
a manner consistent with paragraph (a) of this section.