{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-7261","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 7261","heading":"Acquisition of copyrights, patents, etc.","body":"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) copyrights, patents, and applications for patents, designs, processes, and manufacturing data; (2) licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications for patents; and (3) releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement of patents or copyrights.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"670b0045189b558794bfdb4368c7238d72635a0e667e62a891359b11a18ffcd7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-7260","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-7261a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}