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Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 32—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > Part I—General Provisions

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an invention or discovery covered by a patent issued by the United States Government is practiced within the United States without the authorization of the owner, or

( Pub. L. 87–195 , pt. III, § 606, Sept. 4, 1961 , 75 Stat. 440 ; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 160(a)(6) , Apr. 2, 1982 , 96 Stat. 48 ; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1) , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4516 .)

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