PUBLIC LAW 99-502—OCT. 20, 1986
100 STAT. 1795
a patent application or otherwise to promote commercialization of such invention, the agency shall allow the inventor, if the inventor is a Government employee or former employee who made the invention during the course of employment with the Government, to retain title to the invention (subject to reservation by the Government of a nonexclusive, nontransferrable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice the invention or have the invention practiced throughout the world by or on behalf of the Government). In addition, the agency may condition the inventor's right to title on the timely filing of a patent application in cases when the Government determines that it has or may have a need to practice the invention. "(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, Federal employees include 'special Government employees' as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code. "(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this section is intended to limit or diminish existing authorities of any agency.". SEC. 9. MISCELLANEOUS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) REPEAL OF NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY BOARD.—Section
10 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3709) is repealed. (b) CHANGES IN TERMINOLOGY OR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE.—(1)
Section 3(2) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is amended by striking out "centers for industrial technology" and inserting in lieu thereof "cooperative research centers". (2) Section 4 of such Act is amended— (A) by striking out "Industrial Technology" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "Productivity, Technology, and Innovation"; (B) by striking out " 'Director' means the Director of the Office of Industrial Technology" in paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof " 'Assistant Secretary' means the Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation"; (C) by striking out "Centers for Industrial Technology" in paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "Cooperative Research Centers"; (D) by striking out paragraph (6), and redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (E) by striking out "owned and funded" in paragraph (6) as so redesignated and inserting in lieu thereof "owned, leased, or otherwise used by a Federal agency and funded". (3) Section 5(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Industrial Technology" and inserting in lieu thereof "Productivity, Technology, and Innovation". (4) Section 5(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "DIRECTOR" and inserting in lieu thereof "ASSISTANT SECRETARY", and by striking out "a Director of the Office" and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof "an Assistant Secretary for Productivity, Technology, and Innovation.". (5) Section 5(c) of such Act is amended— (A) by striking out "the Director" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "the Assistant Secretary"; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and (C) by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the following new paragraphs:
15 USC 3702. 15 USC 3703.
15 USC 3704.
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