Federally owned inventions shall be made available for licensing as
deemed appropriate in the public interest and each agency shall notify
the public of these available inventions. The agencies having custody of
these inventions may grant nonexclusive, co-exclusive, partially
exclusive, or exclusive licenses thereto under this part. Licenses may
be royalty-free or for royalties or other consideration. They may be for
all or less than all fields of use or in specified geographic areas and
may include a release for past infringement. Any license shall not
confer on any person immunity from the antitrust laws or from a charge
of patent misuse, and the exercise of such rights pursuant to this part
shall not be immunized from the operation of state or federal law by
reason of the source of the grant.
[71 FR 11512, Mar. 8, 2006]
