FEDERAL · 35 U.S.C. · Chapter 18

Regulations governing Federal licensing

35 U.S.C. § 208
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35 U.S.C. § 208.

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The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to promulgate regulations specifying the terms and conditions upon which any federally owned invention, other than inventions owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority, may be licensed on a nonexclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive basis.

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History

(Added Pub. L. 96–517, §6(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3024; amended Pub. L. 98–620, title V, §501(12), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3367.)

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Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–620 substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for "Administrator of General Services".

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Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1981, but implementing regulations authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title.

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