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15 C.F.R. § 17.1   Licensing rules.

Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade

Title 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 17—LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Subpart A—Licensing of Rights in Domestic Patents and Patent Applications

§ 17.1   Licensing rules.

(a) The Government-wide rules for the licensing of rights in domestic patents and patent applications vested in the United States of America, found at 41 CFR 101–4.1, are applicable to all such licensing activities of the Department of Commerce, subject to the following minor clarifications:

(1) The term “Government agency” as defined at 41 CFR 101–4.102(c) means the United States Department of Commerce or a designated operating unit within the Department.

(2) The term “The head of the Government agency”, as defined at 41 CFR 101–4.102(d), means the Secretary of Commerce or a designee.

(b) [Reserved]

[42 FR 54415, Oct. 6, 1977]