§ 666. — Publicavailability requirement; national defense; patent agreements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC666]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 18--COAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 666. Public-availability requirement; national defense;
patent agreements
No research shall be carried out, contracted for, sponsored,
cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this chapter, unless all
information, uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments
resulting from such research will (with such exceptions and limitations,
if any, as the Secretary may find to be necessary in the interest of
national defense) be available to the general public. Whenever in the
estimation of the Secretary the purposes of this chapter would be
furthered through the use of patented processes or equipment, the
Secretary is authorized to enter into such agreements as he deems
necessary for the acquisition or use of such patents on reasonable terms
and conditions.
(Pub. L. 86-599, Sec. 6, July 7, 1960, 74 Stat. 337.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 35 section 210.
