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Question:An application is abandonned if payments are not made in time
Answer: If timely payment of the fee(s) is not made, the application will be regarded as abandoned.
Question:What is the Federal mandate that requires an extramural invention tracking system?
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New provisions to the Code of Federal Regulations came with the enactment of the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. These provisions (CFR) stipulated the need for all grantees or contractors to report on activities involving the disposition of certain intellectual property rights that result from Federally funded research (37CFR Part 401).
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Patents are accessible by patent number, classification, a range of classes, patent type, and patentee name. There are also indexes by geographic location of the inventor, both by state and country.
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