Fiscal Year 1973 Saline Water Conversion Authorization: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 12749 ...

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Page 5 - States and domestic municipal governments, unless the agency head or his désignée determines that it would not be in the public interest to acquire the license for the States and domestic...
Page 5 - As used in this provision, the stated terms are defined as follows for the purposes hereof: (1) "Invention" or "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. (2) "Made...
Page 4 - ... the work called for by the contract is in a field of technology in which the contractor has acquired technical competence (demonstrated by factors such as know-how, experience, and patent position) directly related to an area in which the contractor has an established non-governmental commercial position...
Page 4 - ... or on terms that are reasonable in the circumstances, or can show cause why he should retain the principal or exclusive rights for a further period of time...
Page 3 - G. The prudent administration of government research and development calls for a government-wide policy on the disposition of inventions made under government contracts reflecting common principles and objectives, to the extent consistent with the missions of the respective agencies.
Page 4 - ... is in a field of technology in which the contractor has acquired technical competence (demonstrated by factors such as know-how, experience, and patent position) directly related to an area in which the contractor has an established nongovernmental commercial position, the contractor shall normally acquire the principal or exclusive rights throughout the world in and to any resulting inventions, subject to the government acquiring at least an irrevocable non-exclusive royalty free license throughout...
Page 5 - At least an irrevocable, nonexclusive, paid-up license to make, use, and sell the invention throughout the world by or on behalf of the United States (including any Government agency) and States and domestic municipal governments...
Page 5 - SEC. 3. The Federal Council for Science and Technology in consultation with the Department of Justice shall prepare at least annually a report concerning the effectiveness of this policy, including recommendations for revision or modification as necessary in light of the practices and determinations of the agencies in the disposition of patent rights under their contracts. A patent advisory panel is to be established under the Federal Council for Science and Technology...
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Page 4 - ... on the commercial use that is being made or is intended to be made of inventions made under government contracts. (f) Where the principal or exclusive (except as against the government...

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