{"data":{"id":"us/32-cfr-746.12","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 CFR 746.12","heading":"Litigation.","body":"The property interest in a patent is the right to exclude. It is not the intent of the Government to transfer the property right in a patent when a license is issued pursuant to this part. Accordingly, the right to sue for infringement shall be retained with respect to all licenses so issued by the Government.","path":["Title 32—National Defense","Subtitle A—Department of Defense","CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY","SUBCHAPTER D—PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY, PATENTS, AND CONTRACTS","PART 746—LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT INVENTIONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-32.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:30Z","sha256":"603e889b090bdb89c45aa5fe62df077d7540c4f7a906420850450ff802872ffb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/32-cfr-746.11","next":"us/32-cfr-746.13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}