U.S.C. Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 84 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUBCHAPTER VI - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Part C - General Administrative Provisions Sec. 7261 - Acquisition of copyrights, patents, etc. From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§7261. Acquisition of copyrights, patents, etc.
The Secretary is authorized to acquire any of the following described rights if the property acquired thereby is for use by or for, or useful to, the Department: (1) copyrights, patents, and applications for patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data; (2) licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents; and (3) releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement of patents or copyrights.
(Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, §651, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 601.)