Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 77 — Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness
§ 5104. Protection of proprietary rights
Statutory text
Proprietary rights
No trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5 which is obtained from a domestic company shall be disclosed in the conduct of the management plan or research plan, or as a result of activities under this chapter.
Patent rights vested in United States
All patent rights from inventions developed under the management plan or the research plan implemented pursuant to this chapter shall be vested in accordance with section 5908 of title 42.
Legislative history
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Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988
Pub. L. 100–680 § 5 · 102 Stat. 4073
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 5104
(Pub. L. 100–680, § 5, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4075.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 100–680, § 5, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4075.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. (a) Proprietary Rights.— No trade secrets or commercial or Classified information. financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, which is obtained from a domestic company shall be disclosed in the conduct of the management plan or research plan, or as a result of activities under this Act. (b) Patent Rights Vested in the United States.— All patent rights from inventions developed under the management plan or the research plan implemented pursuant to this Act shall be vested in accordance with section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901).
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