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14 C.F.R. § 1245.502   Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property.

Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space

Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 1245—PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Subpart 5—Authority and Delegations To Take Certain Actions Relating to Patents and Other Intellectual Property Rights

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§ 1245.502   Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property.

The Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property provides functional direction to all Patent Counsel and is redelegated the authority to take the following actions:

(a) Rights determinations. (1) To execute notifications of the Administrator's determinations made pursuant to section 305(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended;

(2) To make determinations, under Executive Order 10096 of January 23, 1950 as amended, of the respective rights of the Government and of the inventor in and to inventions made by employees under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and to appoint a liaison officer to deal with the Commissioner of Patents in such matters pursuant to 37 CFR 100.10, “Administration of a Uniform Patent Policy With Respect to the Domestic Rights in Inventions Made by Government Employees”;

(b) Powers of attorney. To appoint and/or revoke principal attorneys and to execute necessary powers of attorney for the purpose of filing and prosecuting patent applications in which the United States, as represented by the Administrator, has an interest by way either of title or license;

(c) Application papers and statements. To receive patent applications, documents, and statements transmitted to the Administrator pursuant to section 305(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended;

(d) Acceptance of licenses and assignments. To accept, on behalf of the United States, licenses under, assignments of, and other rights in inventions, patents, and applications for patents; and

(e) Secrecy orders. To exercise all powers of the Administrator with respect to secrecy orders in patent cases and foreign filing under 35 U.S.C. 181 et seq.

[43 FR 34122, Aug. 3, 1978, as amended at 56 FR 19797, Apr. 30, 1991]

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