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On the recordJune 13, 1947
All Government departments and agencies shall, whenever practicable, acquire the right to file foreign patent applications on inventions resulting from research conducted or financed by the Government.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Executive Order 9865—Providing for the Protection Abroad of Inventions Resulting from Research Financed by the Government

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