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... 110 America Invents Act (AIA) The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (PL 112-29)
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... Glossary 111 Cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) A research and development agreement between the government and a private party.
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... 112 Management Guide to Intellectual Property for State Departments of Transportation IP management Strategic and proactive approaches to maximize an investment in IP. License A contractual agreement that authorizes the use of the IP rights of protected IP.
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... Glossary 113 Swearing behind Historically, a way of countering the risk of having a patent application blocked by public disclosures during the 1-year "grace period" immediately preceding the application. Inventors could file a declaration showing that they had invented the subject matter before any such disclosures.

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