Title 35, PatentsRelease 119-102
§212 Disposition of Rights in Educational Awards
Title 35 › PART II — PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS › CHAPTER 18 — PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE › § 212
Summary
When a federal agency gives money mainly for education—like scholarships, fellowships, training grants, or similar awards—it must not include any clause that gives the agency rights to inventions the recipient creates.
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Title 35, §212
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No scholarship, fellowship, training grant, or other funding agreement made by a Federal agency primarily to an awardee for educational purposes will contain any provision giving the Federal agency any rights to inventions made by the awardee.
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35 U.S.C. § 212
Title 35, Patents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102