Chapter 18. Patent Rights in Inventions Made With Federal Assistance
- Section 200. Policy and objective
- Section 201. Definitions
- Section 202. Disposition of rights
- Section 203. March-in rights
- Section 204. Preference for United States industry
- Section 205. Confidentiality
- Section 206. Uniform clauses and regulations
- Section 207. Domestic and foreign protection of federally owned inventions
- Section 208. Regulations governing Federal licensing
- Section 209. Licensing federally owned inventions
- Section 210. Precedence of chapter
- Section 211. Relationship to antitrust laws
- Section 212. Disposition of rights in educational awards
Amendments edit
2000 edit
Pub. L. 106-404, Sec. 4(b), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1744, substituted "Licensing federally owned inventions" for "Restrictions on licensing of federally owned inventions" in item 209.
1984 edit
Pub. L. 98-620, title V, Sec. 501(15), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3368, added item 212.
1982 edit
Pub. L. 97-256, title I, Sec. 101(5), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 816, redesignated chapter 38, as added by Pub. L. 96-517, Sec. 6(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3018, comprising sections 200 to 211, as chapter 18, and transferred chapter 18, as so redesignated, to end of this part from end of part IV.