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Code · U.S. Code · Title 35 - PATENTS · CHAPTER 18— PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE · § 200

§ 200. Policy and objective

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It is the policy and objective of the Congress to use the patent system to promote the utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research or development; to encourage maximum participation of small business firms in federally supported research and development efforts; to promote collaboration between commercial concerns and nonprofit organizations, including universities; to ensure that inventions made by nonprofit organizations and small business firms are used in a manner to promote free competition and enterprise without unduly encumbering future research and discovery; to promote the commercialization and public availability of inventions made in the United States by United States industry and labor; to ensure that the Government obtains sufficient rights in federally supported inventions to meet the needs of the Government and protect the public against nonuse or unreasonable use of inventions; and to minimize the costs of administering policies in this area.
(Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3018; amended Pub. L. 106–404, § 5, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1745.)
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  • Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a)
  • 94 Stat. 3018
  • Pub. L. 106–404, § 5
  • 114 Stat. 1745
  • Pub. L. 106–404
  • section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517
  • Section 6(a) of Pub. L. 96–517
  • section 6(a) of Pub. L. 96–517
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