Patent Law FAQ

The placement of the government license rights statement in a patent application depends on whether there are references to related applications:

• If there are references to related applications in the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title, the government license rights statement should appear as the second paragraph of the specification.
• If there are no references to related applications, the government license rights statement should appear as the first paragraph of the specification.

This placement is specified in 37 CFR 1.77(b)(1)-(3).

The purpose of including the government license rights statement in patent applications is to:

• Acknowledge the government’s support in the development of the invention
• Inform the public and potential licensees of the government’s rights in the invention
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations regarding inventions made with government support
• Facilitate the government’s ability to exercise its rights in the invention if necessary

This requirement, mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), helps maintain transparency in federally funded research and development while protecting the government’s interests in the resulting inventions.

The government license rights statement required for contractor-owned inventions made under federally sponsored research and development is:

‘This invention was made with government support under (identify the contract) awarded by (identify the Federal agency). The government has certain rights in the invention.’

This statement is mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6) and must be included at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.

According to MPEP 310, a Government contractor who retains U.S. domestic patent rights has the following obligations:

1. Include the government license rights statement at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.
2. Specify the contract under which the invention was made.
3. Identify the Federal agency that awarded the contract.
4. Acknowledge that the government has certain rights in the invention.

These obligations stem from 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), which mandates the inclusion of this information in the patent application and any resulting patents.

The placement of the government license rights statement in a patent application depends on whether there are references to related applications:

• If there are references to related applications in the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title, the government license rights statement should appear as the second paragraph of the specification.
• If there are no references to related applications, the government license rights statement should appear as the first paragraph of the specification.

This placement is specified in 37 CFR 1.77(b)(1)-(3).

The purpose of including the government license rights statement in patent applications is to:

• Acknowledge the government’s support in the development of the invention
• Inform the public and potential licensees of the government’s rights in the invention
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations regarding inventions made with government support
• Facilitate the government’s ability to exercise its rights in the invention if necessary

This requirement, mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), helps maintain transparency in federally funded research and development while protecting the government’s interests in the resulting inventions.

The government license rights statement required for contractor-owned inventions made under federally sponsored research and development is:

‘This invention was made with government support under (identify the contract) awarded by (identify the Federal agency). The government has certain rights in the invention.’

This statement is mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6) and must be included at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.

According to MPEP 310, a Government contractor who retains U.S. domestic patent rights has the following obligations:

1. Include the government license rights statement at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.
2. Specify the contract under which the invention was made.
3. Identify the Federal agency that awarded the contract.
4. Acknowledge that the government has certain rights in the invention.

These obligations stem from 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), which mandates the inclusion of this information in the patent application and any resulting patents.

The placement of the government license rights statement in a patent application depends on whether there are references to related applications:

• If there are references to related applications in the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title, the government license rights statement should appear as the second paragraph of the specification.
• If there are no references to related applications, the government license rights statement should appear as the first paragraph of the specification.

This placement is specified in 37 CFR 1.77(b)(1)-(3).

The purpose of including the government license rights statement in patent applications is to:

• Acknowledge the government’s support in the development of the invention
• Inform the public and potential licensees of the government’s rights in the invention
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations regarding inventions made with government support
• Facilitate the government’s ability to exercise its rights in the invention if necessary

This requirement, mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), helps maintain transparency in federally funded research and development while protecting the government’s interests in the resulting inventions.

The government license rights statement required for contractor-owned inventions made under federally sponsored research and development is:

‘This invention was made with government support under (identify the contract) awarded by (identify the Federal agency). The government has certain rights in the invention.’

This statement is mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6) and must be included at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.

According to MPEP 310, a Government contractor who retains U.S. domestic patent rights has the following obligations:

1. Include the government license rights statement at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.
2. Specify the contract under which the invention was made.
3. Identify the Federal agency that awarded the contract.
4. Acknowledge that the government has certain rights in the invention.

These obligations stem from 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), which mandates the inclusion of this information in the patent application and any resulting patents.

The placement of the government license rights statement in a patent application depends on whether there are references to related applications:

• If there are references to related applications in the first sentence(s) of the specification following the title, the government license rights statement should appear as the second paragraph of the specification.
• If there are no references to related applications, the government license rights statement should appear as the first paragraph of the specification.

This placement is specified in 37 CFR 1.77(b)(1)-(3).

The purpose of including the government license rights statement in patent applications is to:

• Acknowledge the government’s support in the development of the invention
• Inform the public and potential licensees of the government’s rights in the invention
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations regarding inventions made with government support
• Facilitate the government’s ability to exercise its rights in the invention if necessary

This requirement, mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), helps maintain transparency in federally funded research and development while protecting the government’s interests in the resulting inventions.

The government license rights statement required for contractor-owned inventions made under federally sponsored research and development is:

‘This invention was made with government support under (identify the contract) awarded by (identify the Federal agency). The government has certain rights in the invention.’

This statement is mandated by 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6) and must be included at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.

According to MPEP 310, a Government contractor who retains U.S. domestic patent rights has the following obligations:

1. Include the government license rights statement at the beginning of the patent application and any issued patents.
2. Specify the contract under which the invention was made.
3. Identify the Federal agency that awarded the contract.
4. Acknowledge that the government has certain rights in the invention.

These obligations stem from 35 U.S.C. 202(c)(6), which mandates the inclusion of this information in the patent application and any resulting patents.