Government Usage of Invention - S100 (2/5): Compensation/Royalty
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foreign but what about their commercial interest is it a paid use as per section 100.2 it's a free use wait what hang on it's a free use if before the priority date of the invention The Invention was recorded or documented or tried or tested by the government or on behalf of the government basically the invention was known to the government even before the priority date of The Invention as claimed by the patentee hence in such cases no royalty or compensation will be paid to the patentee seems fair enough isn't it but if that's not the case then as per section 100.3 The patentee will be paid and adequate compensation which will be in line with the economic value of the use of Dimension now the terms of the composition can be mutually agreed upon or determined by the parties the government and the patentee or can be determined by the high code on the request of these parties so the government is happy to pay out compensation to the patentee for the usage of such an invention