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Country / jurisdiction: United States · Year: 1980 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary
This 1980 legislation awards title to inventions made with federal government support if the contractor consists of a small business, a university, or other nonprofit institution. The government retains a “nonexclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license” for its own benefit.
Official source: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title35/part2/chapter18&edition=prelim
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