U.S.C. Title 35 - PATENTS 35 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 35 - PATENTS PART II - PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS CHAPTER 17 - SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY Sec. 187 - Nonapplicability to certain persons From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§187. Nonapplicability to certain persons
The prohibitions and penalties of this chapter shall not apply to any officer or agent of the United States acting within the scope of his authority, nor to any person acting upon his written instructions or permission.
(July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 808.)
Historical and Revision Notes Based on Title 35, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §157 (Feb. 1, 1952, ch. 4, §7, 66 Stat. 6). Language is changed.