31 CFR 7.4
§ 7.4 Responsibilities of the General Counsel.
United States · 31 CFR — Money and Finance: Treasury · Status: effective
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- 31 CFR 7.4, § 7.4 Responsibilities of the General Counsel, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/138332
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(a) The General Counsel shall be responsible for determining, subject to review by the Commissioner of Patents, the respective rights of the Government and of the inventor in and to any invention made by an employee of the Department.
(b) On the basis of the foregoing determination, the General Counsel shall determine whether patent protection will be sought by the Department for such an invention.
(c) The General Counsel will prepare and furnish to the Patent Office the reports required by the regulations of that Office and will serve as the liaison officer between the Department and the Commissioner of Patents.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.