(1) Scope of application
The law applies to all inventions produced by government-funded R&D projects. The "invention" here includes all the achievements that can be patented or protected by other intellectual property laws. The scope of application includes government agencies, small businesses and non-profit organizations. Small enterprises and non-profit organizations are collectively referred to as contracting parties or funded units.
(two) the rights and obligations of the government funded units include
The obligation to disclose the research and development results in time, the right to choose whether to retain the invention ownership, the obligation to apply for a patent for the unit that chooses to retain the rights, the obligation to declare funding for the unit that chooses to retain the rights, the obligation to report the implementation, the right and obligation to give priority to the development of American industries, and the obligation to distribute profits to inventors and use them for scientific research and education.
(3) The rights of the government include
The invention ownership not reserved by the funded unit, the right of the federal government to pay the invention expenses worldwide for the benefit of the United States, and the right of interference (in some cases, the federal government may require the funded unit that reserves the right to give the third party the license to exploit the invention, or the federal government may directly give the third party the license to exploit the invention).