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42 U.S.C. § 7261 — Acquisition of copyrights, patents, etc.

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The Secretary is authorized to acquire any of the following described rights if the property acquired thereby is for use by or for, or useful to, the Department:
  1. (1)copyrights, patents, and applications for patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data;
  2. (2)licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents; and
  3. (3)releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement of patents or copyrights.