10 CFR § 81.1 - Purpose.

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title: "10 CFR § 81.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "81.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "81"
part_name: "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF PATENT LICENSES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 156, 161 (42 U.S.C. 2186, 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 7318, Mar. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 81.1 Purpose.

The regulations of this part establish the standard specifications for the issuance of licenses to rights in inventions covered by patents or patent applications vested in the United States of America, as represented by or in the custody of the Commission and other patents in which the Commission has the right to accord or require the grant of licenses.

[40 FR 8793, Mar. 3, 1975]