1960 NASA Authorization: Hearings Before the Committee on Science and Astronautics and Subcommittees Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, on H. R. 6512. April 20,21,22,24,27,29. and May 4, 1959

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Page 319 - 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 3 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments in 1975".
Page 322 - Contractor's entire right, title, and interest in each such invention in each foreign country in which an application has not been filed within the time above specified, subject to the reservation of a nonexclusive and royalty-free license to the Contractor...
Page 340 - Confidential," a copy of such application for determination whether, for reasons of national security, such application should be...
Page 323 - The withholding of any amount or subsequent payment thereof to the Contractor shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights accruing to the Government under this contract.
Page 338 - Each contract entered into by the Administrator with any party for the performance of any work shall contain effective provisions under which such party shall furnish promptly to the Administrator a written report containing full and complete technical information concerning any invention, discovery, improvement, or innovation which may be made in the performance of any such work.
Page 322 - United States patent application filed by or on behalf of the Contractor, the Contractor shall so notify the Contracting Officer not less than sixty...
Page 319 - ... (1) the person who made the invention was employed or assigned to perform research, development, or exploration work and the invention is related to the work he was employed or assigned to perform, or that it was within the scope of his employment duties, whether or not it was made during working hours, or with a contribution by the Government of the use of Government facilities, equipment, materials, allocated funds, information proprietary to the Government, or services of Government employees...
Page 335 - background" patents will not be acquired in contracts for supplies and services except by specific negotiation for such rights, unless the patents and the rights thereunder are listed and priced as a separate contract item. Questions of validity, enforceability and infringement of patents will be determined by the Office of the General Counsel, NASA Headquarters.
Page 337 - The contractor should also assist the Government, to the extent of evidence and information in the possession of the contractor, in connection with any suit against the Government, or any (claim against the Government made before suit has been instituted, on account of any alleged patent or copyright infringement arising out of or resulting from the performance of the contract. Accordingly, the "Notice of Assistance Regarding Patent and Copyright Infringement" clause set forth below shall be included...

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