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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Department of Education Organization Act · Sec. 420

Sec. 420. copyrights and patents

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## Sec. 420 copyrights and patents **[**[20 U.S.C. 3480](/us/usc/t20/s3480)**]** The Secretary is authorized to acquire any of the following described rights if the property acquired thereby is for use by or for, or useful to, the Department: ####
(1)copyrights, patents, and applications for patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data; ####
(2)licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents; and ####
(3)releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement of patents or copyrights.
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