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15 U.S.C. § 5104 — Protection of proprietary rights

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15 U.S.C. § 5104 — Protection of proprietary rights

**(a) Proprietary rights** No trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of [section 552(b)(4) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim) which is obtained from a domestic company shall be disclosed in the conduct of the management plan or research plan, or as a result of activities under this chapter. **(b) Patent rights vested in United States** All patent rights from inventions developed under the management plan or the research plan implemented pursuant to this chapter shall be vested in accordance with [section 5908 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5908&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 5908 — Patents and inventions

**(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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15 U.S.C. § 5104 — Protection of proprietary rights

Page 2183 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 5107 search plan. In reviewing research and develop- ment activities for possible inclusion in the re- search plan, the Secretary shall consider the fol- lowing: (1) Steel projects (A) The direct production of liquid steel from domestic materials. (B) The production of near-net shape forms from liquid, powder, or solid steel. (C) The development of universal grades of steel. (D) The application of automatic processing technology. (E) The removal of residual elements from steel scrap. (F) The treatment and storage of waste ma- terials and other byproducts from steel pro- duction and processing. (G) The development of super-plastic steel processing. (H) The development of advanced sheet and bar steels. (I) The development of technologies and equipment related to the production of steel that enhance the protection of the environ- ment and the safety and health of workers. (J) Other steel technologies which, in the judgment of the Secretary, further the pur- poses of this chapter. (K) The development of technologies which reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (2) Aluminum and other projects (A) The production of aluminum. (B) The application of automatic processing technology. (C) The treatment and storage of waste ma- terials and other byproducts from aluminum production and processing. (D) The manufacture of aluminum mill prod- ucts. (E) Aluminum recycling technologies. (F) The development of technologies and equipment related to the production of alu- minum that enhance the protection of the en- vironment and the safety and health of work- ers. (G) Aluminum, copper, and other metals technologies which, in the judgment of the Secretary, further the purposes of this chap- ter. (d) Industry participatio

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