32 CFR 746.12
§ 746.12 Litigation.
United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective
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- 32 CFR 746.12, § 746.12 Litigation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/147378
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The property interest in a patent is the right to exclude. It is not the intent of the Government to transfer the property right in a patent when a license is issued pursuant to this part. Accordingly, the right to sue for infringement shall be retained with respect to all licenses so issued by the Government.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.