§ 2572. Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights
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All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public. This section shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may have thereunder.
(Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 302, formerly § 32, Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 634; renumbered § 302 and amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XII, § 1223(7), (21), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–769, 2681–772.)
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- Public Law 96–517To amend the patent and trademark laws
- Public Law 105–276Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 302
- 75 Stat. 634
- Pub. L. 105–277, div. G
- 112 Stat. 2681–769
- Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(7)
- Pub. L. 105–277
- section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277
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§ 2572
Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–297, title III, § 302
Stat.75 Stat. 634
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–277, div. G
Stat.112 Stat. 2681–769
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–277, § 1223(7)
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