# 37 CFR § 5.13: Petition for license; no corresponding application

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.13

## Section

- **Citation:** 37 CFR § 5.13
- **Heading:** Petition for license; no corresponding application
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights > CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 5—SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND LICENSES TO EXPORT AND FILE APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES > Licenses for Foreign Exporting and Filing

## Text

If no corresponding national, international design, or international application has been filed in the United States, the petition for license under § 5.12(b) must also be accompanied by a legible copy of the material upon which a license is desired. This copy will be retained as a measure of the license granted.
[80 FR 17970, Apr. 2, 2015]

## Nearby sections

- [37 CFR § 5.1 § 5.1 Applications and correspondence involving national security.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.1.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.2 § 5.2 Secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.2.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.3 § 5.3 Prosecution of application under secrecy orders; withholding patent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.3.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.4 § 5.4 Petition for rescission of secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.4.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.5 § 5.5 Permit to disclose or modification of secrecy order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.5.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.11 § 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/ecfr-37-5.11.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.12 § 5.12 Petition for license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.12.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.13 § 5.13 Petition for license; no corresponding application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.13.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.14 § 5.14 Petition for license; corresponding U.S. application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.14.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.15 § 5.15 Scope of license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.15.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.18 § 5.18 Arms, ammunition, and implements of war.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.18.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.19 § 5.19 Export of technical data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.19.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.20 § 5.20 Export of technical data relating to sensitive nuclear technology.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.20.md)
- [37 CFR § 5.25 § 5.25 Petition for retroactive license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-37-5.25.md)

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