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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space |
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Chapter V - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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Part 1214 - Space Flight |
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Subpart 1214.2 - Reimbursement for Shuttle Services Provided to Civil U.S. Government Users and Foreign Users Who Have Made Substantial Investment in the STS Program |
§ 1214.204 - Patent and data rights.
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(a) When accommodating missions under this subpart, i.e., experimental science or experimental applications missions for ESA, ESA member states or Canada with no near-term commercial implications, NASA will obtain for U.S. Governmental purposes rights to inventions, patents and data resulting from such missions, subject to the user's retention of the rights to first publication of the data for a specified period of time.
(b) The user will be required to furnish NASA with sufficient information to verify peaceful purposes and to insure Shuttle safety and NASA's and the U.S. Government's continued compliance with law and the Government's obligations.