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PART 81—STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF PATENT LICENSES

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General Provisions

Sec.

81.1 Purpose.

81.2 Definitions.

81.3 Communications.

81.4 Interpretations.

81.8 Information collection requirements: OMB approval.

NRC–Owned Inventions—Patents and Applications

81.10 Authority.

81.11 Policy.

81.13 Publication of NRC inventions available for licensing.

81.20 Nonexclusive licenses.

81.30 Limited exclusive licenses.

81.31 Selection of an exclusive licensee.

81.32 Terms of exclusive license grant.

81.35 Notices to public of exclusive licenses.

81.40 Contents of a license application.

81.50 Additional licenses.

81.51 Appeals.

81.52 Appeals Board.

81.53 Review by the board.

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 156, 161 (42 U.S.C. 2186, 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

Source: 38 FR 7318, Mar. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

[77 FR 39910, Jul. 6, 2012; 80 FR 54235, Sep. 9, 2015]

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