Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Certain Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1976: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 8070 ....

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Page 132 - To the point of practical application" means to manufacture in the case of a composition or product, to practice in the case of a process, or to operate in the case of a machine, and under such conditions as to establish that the invention is being worked and that its benefits are reasonably accessible to the public.
Page 552 - ... and activities (including regulatory activities) of the Federal Government, the State and local governments, and nongovernmental entities or individuals, with particular reference to their effect on the environment and on the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources; and (5) a program for remedying the deficiencies of existing programs and activities, together with recommendations for legislation.
Page 132 - Contract — means any actual or proposed contract, agreement, grant, or other arrangement, or subcontract entered into with or for the benefit of the government where a purpose of the contract is the conduct of experimental, developmental, or research work. (e) Made...
Page 131 - Invention or discovery" includes any art, machine, manufacture, design, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, or any variety of plant, which is or may be patentable under the patent laws of the United States of America or any foreign country. (c) "Contractor...
Page 135 - ... to the extent that the invention is required for public use by governmental regulations or as may be necessary to fulfill health needs, or for other public purposes stipulated in the contract.
Page 128 - Where exclusive rights are acquired by the contractor, he remains subject to the provisions of the antitrust laws. E. The public interest is also served by sharing of benefits of Government-financed research and development with foreign countries to a degree consistent with our international programs and with the objectives of US foreign policy.
Page 130 - ... the principal or exclusive rights for a further period of time, the Government shall have the right to require the granting of a nonexclusive or exclusive license to a responsible applicant s) on terms that are reasonable under the circumstances.
Page 137 - Made" — when used in relation to any invention or discovery means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention in the course of or under the contract.
Page 131 - SECTION 4. Definitions: As used in this policy statement, the stated terms in singular and plural are defined as follows for the purposes hereof: (a) Government agency — includes any executive department, independent commission, board, office, agency, administration, authority.
Page 137 - practical application" means to manufacture in the case of a composition or product, to practice in the case of a process or method, or to operate in the case of a machine or system; and, in each case, under such conditions as to establish that the invention is being utilized and that its benefits are to the extent permitted by law or Government regulations available to the public on reasonable terms. (g) The term "made...

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