32 CFR § 746.1 - Purpose.

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title: "32 CFR § 746.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "746.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY, PATENTS, AND CONTRACTS"
part_number: "746"
part_name: "LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT INVENTIONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. 5031; 40 U.S.C. 486(c); and 41 CFR 101-4.1."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 55712, Dec. 22, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
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# 746.1 Purpose.

This part implements Department of Defense Directive 5535.3 of November 2, 1973 and 41 CFR subpart 101-4.1, and sets forth the policy, terms, conditions, and procedures for the licensing of rights in domestic patents and patent applications vested in the United States of America and in the custody of the Department of the Navy.