10 U.S.C. § 3793 — Copyrights, patents, designs, etc.; acquisition
submitted 70 years ago by ch. 1041 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 85 words · no verdicts yet
Appropriations available to a military department for supplies may be used to acquire listed intellectual-property rights, data, software, and releases for specified infringement or unauthorized-use claims.
Funds appropriated for a military department available for making or procuring supplies* may be used to acquire any of the following if the acquisition* relates to supplies or processes produced or used by or for, or useful to, that department: (1) Copyrights, patents, and applications for patents. (2) Licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents. (3) Design and process data, technical data, and computer software. (4) Releases for past infringement of patents or copyrights or for unauthorized use of technical data or computer software.
Funds appropriated for a military department available for making or procuring supplies* may be used to acquire any of the following if the acquisition* relates to supplies or processes produced or used by or for, or useful to, that department:
Copyrights, patents, and applications for patents.
Licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents.
Design and process data, technical data, and computer software.
Releases for past infringement of patents or copyrights or for unauthorized use of technical data or computer software.
Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 137, § 2386; Pub. L. 86–726, § 3, Sept. 8, 1960, 74 Stat. 855; Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3063, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3337; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VIII, § 813, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 395; renumbered § 3793, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1833(o)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4234; Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(b)(12)(B), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2134.)
- 1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
- 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-726 · 74 Stat. 855
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-355 · 108 Stat. 3337
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 395
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4234
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 2134
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.
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