15 U.S.C. § 3702
Section 3702 · Purpose
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 111 Fed. Cl. 228 - Hitkansut LLC, a Michigan Corporation, & Acceledyne Technologies, Ltd., LLC, a Michigan Corporation v. United States (2013)
Most recently applied in 111 Fed. Cl. 228 - Hitkansut LLC, a Michigan Corporation, & Acceledyne Technologies, Ltd., LLC, a Michigan Corporation v. United States (May 2013)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
It is the purpose of this chapter to improve the economic, environmental, and social well-being of the United States by—
(1) establishing organizations in the executive branch to study and stimulate technology;
(2) promoting technology development through the establishment of cooperative research centers;
(3) stimulating improved utilization of federally funded technology developments, including inventions, software, and training technologies, by State and local governments and the private sector;
(4) providing encouragement for the development of technology through the recognition of individuals and companies which have made outstanding contributions in technology; and
(5) encouraging the exchange of scientific and technical personnel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1986—Par. (2). Pub. L. 99 502, §9(b)(1), substituted “cooperative research centers” for “centers for industrial technology”.
Par. (3). Pub. L. 99 502, §9(f)(2), inserted “, including inventions, software, and training technologies,”.