Federal · Title 35 — Patents
35 U.S.C. § 187: Nonapplicability to certain persons
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The prohibitions and penalties of this chapter shall not apply to any officer or agent of the United States acting within the scope of his authority, nor to any person acting upon his written instructions or permission.
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