AIPLA Comments to USPTO on the “Small Entity Government Use License Exception”
March 24, 2020
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AIPLA agrees that the proposed 37 CFR §1.27(a)(4)(i)(B) will provide clarity regarding the exception for a government use license under 15 U.S.C. § 3710d(a) that a Federal employee is obligated to grant if he/she is allowed to retain title to the workplace invention.
We also agree with the new exception set forth in the proposed section 1.27(a)(4)(i)(C).
We also agree with the new exception set forth in the proposed section 1.27(a)(4)(i)(C).
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