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15 U.S.C. § 2707 — Patents and inventions; statutory provisions applicable; contracts or grants covered
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[Section 5908 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5908&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to any contract (including any assignment, substitution of parties, or subcontract thereunder) or grant, entered into, made, or issued by the Secretary of Energy under this chapter.
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**(a) Vesting of title to invention and issuance of patents to United States; prerequisites** Whenever any invention is made or conceived in the course of or under any contract of the Department, other than nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and the Secretary determines that—
(1) the person who made the invention was employed or assigned to perform research, development, or demonstration work and the invention is related to the work he was employed or assigned to perform, or that it was within the scope of his employment duties, whether or not it was made during working hours, or with a contribution by the Government of the use of Government facilities, equipment, materials, allocated funds, information proprietary to the Government, or services of Government employees during working hours; or
(2) the person who made the invention was not employed or assigned to perform research, development, or demonstration work, but the invention is nevertheless related to the contract or to the work or duties he was employed or assigned to perform, and was made during working hours, or with a contribution from the Government of the sort referred to in clause (1).11 So in original. Probably should be a comma.
title to such invention shall vest in the United States, and if patents on such invention are issued they shall be issued to the United States, unless in particular circumstances the Secretary waives all or any part of the rights of the United States to such invention in conformity with the provisions of this section.
**(b) Contract as requiring report to Department of invention, etc.,
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Page 1945
TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 2710
1 See References in Text note below.
mulgated or reasonably expected to be promul-
gated under any provision of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq.) [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.], the
Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.),
or any other provision of Federal law adminis-
tered by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. In conjunction with
any test for compliance with exhaust emission
standards under this section, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
also conduct tests to determine the fuel econ-
omy of such vehicle. The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall submit
all test data and the results of such tests to the
Secretary of Energy.
(c) Collection, analysis, and dissemination of in-
formation, data, and materials to developers
The Secretary of Energy shall collect, analyze,
and disseminate to developers information,
data, and materials that may be relevant to the
development of advanced automobile propulsion
system technology.
(Pub. L. 95–238, title III, § 307, Feb. 25, 1978, 92
Stat. 82.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act
July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, which is classified
generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 7401 of Title 42 and Tables.
The Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.),
referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 92–574, Oct. 27, 1972,
86 Stat. 1234, which is classified principally to chapter
65 (§ 4901 et seq.) of Title 42. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title not
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