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42 U.S.C. § 2186

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Commission patent licenses
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH23
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Commission shall establish standard specifications upon which it may grant a patent license to use any patent declared to be affected with the public interest pursuant to section 2183(a) of this title. Such a patent license shall not waive any of the other provisions of this chapter. (Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, title I, § 156, as added Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 947; amended Pub. L. 96–517, § 7(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3027; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 102–486, title IX, § 902(a)(8), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2944.) Editorial Notes References in TextThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, known as the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. Amendments1980—Pub. L. 96–517 substituted “patent declared to be affected” for “patent held by the Commission or declared to be affected”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–517 effective July 1, 1981, but implementing regulations authorized to be issued earlier, see section 8(f) of Pub. L. 96–517, set out as a note under section 41 of Title 35, Patents. Transfer of Functions Atomic Energy Commission abolished and functions transferred by sections 5814 and 5841 of this title. See, also, notes set out under those sections.

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