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B-204687 1 (1981-10-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjax0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF~ THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 5-2046a7 October 16, 1981 1he Lonorable Albert Core, jr*. Ch~airm~an, SuItcoituittee on Investigation end Oversight Com, -±Iittee on S3cience and Technology Eouse of Representatives Dear M'r. Chairftan: You have reauested GAO to undertake a leqal analysis of a contract signed in '-.e 1931 bettween Pec-achusetts Tnrdhsil a:ci nd- oechst Chemical Co -oeanv of t-lest 'Germany (FUo --dst) an?5 ti~e i--act of U!e Act azj-rove6 Decemoer 12, 1950, Public La:w c Si6-517 , *-4 4tat . 301lS ( Act.) u hicl ainlfed the pa ten t az re - ,1:ark laws, upon the contract. Since 10S receivez rore tnar~ ',130 m;illion, nor year in research funCoin-- from~ tihe lationa1 Institutes otf ;iealth (~~,a possibility exists that Poccihst will :7!Ain title, in violation. of the Act, to invontions that nave L 'cen par tially func with ?ederal Collars. Section 6 of the Act addied sections 200 thrcuo-h 2:X.)-- to title 35, Unitei- States Code. 0Veferercus hercafter to sections zre to tkitle 25, as a&er j-ded by the Act, unless otherwize cta) 3azic.3lly, tt~cse zections give norrcfit canztions r s-I1 busiiner- firms a firsct right. of rciuzal to title in inventions tIkoy Alave r-zadc und~er wfn.n a-,rceioents withi Feder;A a- cncie' (s cct io n , -2 IV(a) 2U 2( c(Z ~iv e t Ite F'e d eraI a qCArc i es a r.o r,- exclusive license to - rzctice zmn irve~.tirn to which the nono-rofit orjanizations or sztall bu=siness firms elect to retain title,, (zac- tion 202(c)(5)); restrict rnonorofit ora. iza tiors' assigm-,ir-t Of rightz zni granting of. licens~es in their inventions (scctior 2102(c) (7))l oive to tihe Facderal agJencies 'rmarch-in ri-ihts*- to force develijment or application of inventions not utilized (secticon 203);' Zr,1 i-andatfe2 a pref erence for United States industry in the mtauf.acture of the inventions in certain circu.mrstances (section These requircl:ents are n.'ot self -executing;I they m~uat he eff.ectuated with appropriate provisions ir. any funeing egrcerent with, a sm-all busincss xfirs or nonprofit, orianization. section 202(c). --hile weoe not reccived the areesert between and -!G a nonprofit orgianization an defin.eJ in the Act, we asurne thet the annual $,30 r'i3lion IT3 nrovins to -MI! is 6one un, t-r' 'fundmrg arcernents as tllot ter.- is derflned in section 2~ bthat iz-, t!rcuth -.rant5s, cr-ntracts:, or co-operative agreenients for tpcrforrnance of reseerch.

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