Advance waivers.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) The provisions of this section apply to petitions for waiver of domestic rights of the United States with respect to any invention or class of inventions which may be made under a contract. (b) The NASA Inventions and Contributions Board normally will recommend grant of a request for advance waiver of domestic rights submitted prior to execution of contract or within 30 days after execution of the contract unless the Board finds that the interests of the United States will be better served by restricting or denying all or part of the requested rights in one or more of the following situations: (1) When the contractor is not located in the United States or does not have a place of business in the United (2) When a determination has been made by Government authority which is authorized by statute or Executive order to conduct foreign intelligence or counter-intelligence activities that the restriction or denial of the requested rights to any inventions made in the performance of work under the contract is necessary to protect the security of such activities; or (3) Where the Board finds that exceptional circumstances exist, such that restriction or denial of the requested rights will better promote one or more of the following objectives: (i) Promoting the utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research and development; (ii) Encouraging maximum participation of industry in federally-supported research and development; (iii) Ensuring that inventions are u

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1245.104