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22 U.S.C. § 2572 — Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights

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22 U.S.C. § 2572 — Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights

All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public. This section shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may have thereunder.

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All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all information as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public. This section shall not be so construed as to deprive the owner of any background patent relating thereto of such rights as he may have thereunder.

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22 U.S.C. § 6511 — Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is abolished.

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35 U.S.C. § 210 — Precedence of chapter

**(a)** This chapter shall take precedence over any other Act which would require a disposition of rights in subject inventions of small business firms or nonprofit organizations contractors in a manner that is inconsistent with this chapter, including but not necessarily limited to the following: (1) section 10(a) of the Act of June 29, 1935, as added by title I of the Act of August 14, 1946 ([7 U.S.C. 427i(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section427i/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 60 Stat. 1085); 11 See References in Text note below. (2) section 205(a) of the Act of August 14, 1946 ([7 U.S.C. 1624(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1624/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 60 Stat. 1090); (3) section 501(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ([30 U.S.C. 951(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section951/c&num=0&edition=prelim); 83 Stat. 742); (4) section 30168(e) 1 of title 49; (5) section 12 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ([42 U.S.C. 1871(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1871/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 1 82 Stat. 360); (6) section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2182](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2182&num=0&edition=prelim); 68 Stat. 943); (7) [section 20135 of title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section20135&num=0&edition=prelim); (8) section 6 of the Coal Research and Development Act of 1960 ([30 U.S.C. 666](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section666&num=0&edition=prelim); 74 Stat. 337); (9) section 4 of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 ([5

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22 U.S.C. § 2572 — Patents; availability to general public;

Page 1027 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 2574 mament’’ in three places, in first sentence, inserted ‘‘and nonproliferation’’ after ‘‘disarmament’’, and in fourth sentence, inserted ‘‘, nonproliferation,’’ after ‘‘arms control’’ wherever appearing. 1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–339 inserted ‘‘and of all aspects of antisatellite activities’’. 1977—Pub. L. 95–108 struck out ‘‘United States’’ be- fore ‘‘private’’ in cl. (2) of opening par. 1963—Pub. L. 88–186 inserted ‘‘United States’’ before ‘‘private’’ in cl. (2) of opening par. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Apr. 1, 1999, see section 1201 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effec- tive Date note under section 6511 of this title. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS Pub. L. 92–352, title III, § 302, July 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 495, directed Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, with cooperation of other agencies, to prepare a comprehen- sive report on international transfer of conventional arms and submit this report no later than one year after July 13, 1972, with an interim report submitted no later than six months after July 13, 1972. § 2572. Patents; availability to general public; protection of background rights All research within the United States con- tracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or author- ized under authority of this chapter, shall be provided for in such manner that all informa- tion as to uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such re- search developed by Government expenditure will (with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary of State may find to be necessary in the public interest) be available to the general public.

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