35 U.S.C. § 208 — Regulations governing Federal licensing

The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to promulgate regulations specifying the terms and conditions upon which any federally owned invention, other than inventions owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority , may be licensed on a nonexclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive basis. (Added Pub. L. 96–517, § 6(a) , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3024 ; amended Pub. L. 98–620, title V, § 501(12) , Nov. 8, 1984 , 98 Stat. 3367 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1984— Pub. L. 98–620 substituted “ Secretary of Commerce ” for “Administrator of General Services”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective July 1, 1981 , but implementing regulations authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517 , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 41 of this title . CFR Title Parts 14 1245 37 404 , 781 45 650 48 2527

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