§ 2181. Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports
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(a)Denial of patent; revocation of prior patents No patent shall hereafter be granted for any invention or discovery which is useful solely in the utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy in an atomic weapon. Any patent granted for any such invention or discovery is revoked, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(b)Denial of rights; revocation of prior rights No patent hereafter granted shall confer any rights with respect to any invention or discovery to the extent that such invention or discovery is used in the utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy in atomic weapons. Any rights conferred by any patent heretofore granted for any invention or discovery are revoked to the extent that such invention or discovery is so used, and just compensation shall be made therefor.
(c)Report of invention to Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Any person who has made or hereafter makes any invention or discovery useful in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy, shall file with the Commission a report containing a complete description thereof unless such invention or discovery is described in an application for a patent filed with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by such person within the time required for the filing of such report. The report covering any such invention or discovery shall be filed on or before the one hundred and eightieth day after such person first discovers or first has reason to believe that such invention or discovery is useful in such production or utilization.
(d)Report to Commission by Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office shall notify the Commission of all applications for patents heretofore or hereafter filed which, in his opinion, disclose inventions or discoveries required to be reported under subsection (c), and shall provide the Commission access to all such applications.
(e)Confidential information; circumstances permitting disclosure Reports filed pursuant to subsection
(c)of this section, and applications to which access is provided under subsection
(d)of this section, shall be kept in confidence by the Commission, and no information concerning the same given without authority of the inventor or owner unless necessary to carry out the provisions of any Act of Congress or in such special circumstances as may be determined by the Commission.
(Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 151, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 943; amended Pub. L. 87–206, §§ 7–9, Sept. 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 477; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(18)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–585.)
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- Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
- Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1
- 68 Stat. 943
- Pub. L. 87–206
- 75 Stat. 477
- Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8)
- 106 Stat. 2944
- Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(18)]
- 113 Stat. 1536
- section 1811(a) of this title
- Pub. L. 106–113
- Pub. L. 87–206, § 7
- Pub. L. 87–206, § 8
- Pub. L. 87–206, § 9
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§ 2181
Inventions relating to atomic weapons, and filing of reports
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ActAug. 1, 1946, ch. 724
ActAug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1
Stat.68 Stat. 943
Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–206
Stat.75 Stat. 477
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