policy provides for administration by the Grantee of patents 
in the public interest and i3 consistent with the stated ob- 
jectives of the president's Statement and Memorandum of 
Government Patent Policy, issued October 10 , 1963 ; 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the 
parties hereto agree as follows: 
I . Scope of Agreement 
This Agreement shall define the rights of the parties 
hereto regarding disposition of title to inventions made in 
the course of or under research supported by grants and awards 
from the Department of Health, Education, and welfare, which 
are subject to the Department Patent Regulations and are 
issued after the date hereof. 
II . Definitions 
(a) The terra "subject invention" as used in this 
Agreement means any process, machine, manuf acture , composition 
of matter or design, or any new or useful improvement thereof, 
and any variety of plant which is or may be patentable under 
the patent Laws of the united States made in the course of or 
under research supported by grants and awards from the Depart- 
ment of Health, Education, and welfare. 
(b) The term "made" when used in relation to any in- 
vention or discovery means its conception or first actual 
reduction to practice . 
III. Disposition of Principal Rights to Subject Inventions 
The Grantee shall have the right to elect to file patent 
application in the united States and in foreign countries on 
any subject invention and to administer such invention pursuant 
to the provisions of this Agreement. Grantee shall notify 
Grantor at the time each subject invention is reported to 
Grantor as required by paragraph V hereof, if it intends to 
file patent application ( s) on and to administer the invention. 
If Grantee does not elect to file a U.S. patent application on 
and to administer a subject invention, it shall notify Grantor 
in sufficient time to permit Grantor to file a U.S. patent 
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