42 U.S.C. § 7261

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 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.

42 U.S.C. § 7261

Pub. L. 95-91, title VI, §651, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 601.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1 See References in Text note below.