Providing for a Uniform Patent Policy for the Government With Respect to Inventions Made by Government Employees and for the Administration of Such Policy

Signed by Harry S. Truman on January 23, 1950.

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Publication record15 FR 389

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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10096: Providing for a Uniform Patent Policy for the Government With Respect to Inventions Made by Government Employees and for the Administration of Such Policy." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10096.

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10096: Providing for a Uniform Patent Policy for the Government With Respect to Inventions Made by Government Employees and for the Administration of Such Policy}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10096}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10096; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1950.html; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}

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These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amends EO 9865, June 14, 1947

Revoked by EO 10695, January 16, 1957 (in part); EO 10930, March 24, 1961 (in part)

See EO 9912, December 24, 1957; EO 10930, March 24, 1961

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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