Mandatory licensing

United States Code

Section: 7608

Jurisdiction: US

Bluebook Citation: 42 U.S.C. § 7608

in the implementation of the requirements of section 7411, 7412, or 7521 of this title, a right under any United States letters patent, which is being used or intended for public or commercial use and not otherwise reasonably available, is necessary to enable any person required to comply with such limitation to so comply, and there are no reasonable alternative methods to accomplish such purpose, and that the unavailability of such right may result in a substantial lessening of competition or tendency to create a monopoly in any line of commerce in any section of the country, Whenever the Attorney General determines, upon application of the Administrator— that— (Source: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 308, as added Pub. L. 91–604, § 12(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1708.))

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