[SciPy-Dev] Procedure for new code submission (pyHHT)

Robert Kern robert.kern at gmail.com
Sat Jun 9 03:10:39 EDT 2012


On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Paul Kuin <npkuin at gmail.com> wrote:
> It was my understanding that patents developed under research
> contracts for NASA were encumbered with restrictions that allow the
> free use for teaching and (federally funded) research, but that may
> have changed in recent years. Perhaps it would be good to check if
> such a restriction is on the patent. A question to ask NASA?, or was
> there something passed into law that applies to all software developed
> with federal funding?  Been away from the US for a while now, so it
> might have changed.  But clearly, for any other use, the user will
> have to get a licence (in the US).  Are there export restrictions ?

The people to ask would be the current owners of the patent, Ocean
Tomo Federal Services, LLC.

-- 
Robert Kern



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