50 CFR 401.21

§ 401.21 Patents and inventions.

United States · 50 CFR — Wildlife and Fisheries · Status: effective

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Citation: 50 CFR 401.21, § 401.21 Patents and inventions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/420651
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Determination of the patent rights in any inventions or discoveries resulting from work under project agreements entered into pursuant to the Act shall be consistent with the “Government Patent Policy” (President's memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, August 23, 1971, and statement of Government Patent Policy as printed in 36 FR 16889).

Legislative history

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