45 CFR 7.1

§ 7.1 Duty of employee to report inventions.

United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective

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Citation: 45 CFR 7.1, § 7.1 Duty of employee to report inventions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/216110
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Every Department employee is required to report to the Assistant Secretary (Health and Scientific Affairs) in accordance with the procedures established therefor, every invention made by him (whether or not jointly with others) which bears any relation to his official duties or which was made in whole or in any part during working hours, or with any contribution of Government facilities, equipment, material, funds, or information, or of time or services of other Government employees on official duty.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.