# 37 C.F.R. § 5.12 (2026): Petition for license

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_12

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 C.F.R. § 5.12 (2026)
- **Heading:** Petition for license
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 37 CFR: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights / Chapter I: UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE / Part 5: SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND LICENSES TO EXPORT AND FILE APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES / § 5.12: § 5.12   Petition for license.

## Text

(a) Filing of an application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on an invention made in the United States will be considered to include a petition for license under 35 U.S.C. 184 for the subject matter of the application. The filing receipt or other official notice will indicate if a license is granted. If the initial automatic petition is not granted, a subsequent petition may be filed under paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) A petition for license must include the fee set forth in § 1.17(g) of this chapter, the petitioner's address, and full instructions for delivery of the requested license when it is to be delivered to other than the petitioner. The petition should be presented in letter form.
[48 FR 2714, Jan. 20, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 13462, Apr. 4, 1984; 62 FR 53204, Oct. 10, 1997; 65 FR 54683, Sept. 8, 2000; 69 FR 56546, Sept. 21, 2004; 80 FR 17970, Apr. 2, 2015; 85 FR 61607, Sept. 30, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [37 C.F.R. § 5.1 (2026) § 5.1   Applications and correspondence involving national security.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_1.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.2 (2026) § 5.2   Secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_2.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.3 (2026) § 5.3   Prosecution of application under secrecy orders; withholding patent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_3.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.4 (2026) § 5.4   Petition for rescission of secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_4.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.5 (2026) § 5.5   Permit to disclose or modification of secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_5.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.11 (2026) § 5.11   License for filing in, or exporting to, a foreign country an application on an invention made in the United States or technical data relating thereto.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_11.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.12 (2026) § 5.12   Petition for license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_12.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.13 (2026) § 5.13   Petition for license; no corresponding application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_13.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.14 (2026) § 5.14   Petition for license; corresponding U.S. application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_14.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.15 (2026) § 5.15   Scope of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_15.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.18 (2026) § 5.18   Arms, ammunition, and implements of war.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_18.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.19 (2026) § 5.19   Export of technical data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_19.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.20 (2026) § 5.20   Export of technical data relating to sensitive nuclear technology.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_20.md)
- [37 C.F.R. § 5.25 (2026) § 5.25   Petition for retroactive license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T37_P5_S5_25.md)

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