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51 U.S.C. § 20135

Property rights in inventions

United States · Title 51 — NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · Status: effective

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51 U.S.C. § 20135, Property rights in inventions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/492998
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In this section: An invention shall be the exclusive property of the United States if it is made in the performance of any work under any contract of the Administration, and the Administrator determines that—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 111-314(H.R. 3237)2010-12-18
    To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-29(H.R. 1249)2011-09-16
    Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
    House: 304–117Senate: 89–9