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§ 5308. Protection of proprietary rights
(a) Proprietary rights
(b) Commercial information
The Secretary, for a period of up to 5 years after the development of information that—
(1) results from research and development activities conducted under this chapter; and
(2) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of title 5, if the information had been obtained from a company,
may provide appropriate protection against the dissemination of such information, including exemption from subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.
(c) Patent rights
(Pub. L. 101–425, § 9, Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 919.)