38 C.F.R. § 1.655 Government license in invention of employee.
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
If an invention is made by an employee and it is determined that the employee inventor is entitled to full ownership under 37 CFR 501.6, subject to a nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license in the Government with power to grant sublicenses for all Governmental purposes, it shall be the duty of the employee inventor to notify the Office of General Counsel of the status of the patent application, including the patent application number, so that the Department may protect the interests reserved to the Government under 37 CFR 501.6. [61 FR 29658, June 12, 1996]
Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Inventions by Employees of Department of Veterans Affairs
§ 1.655 Government license in invention of employee.

