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　　　　Introduction and overview

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Four forms of Intellectual Property (IP) are distinguished, and receive different legal treatment
In addition to the legal right of ‘ownership’ of IP, various mechanisms exist for controlling / gaining access to its use
The fundamental philosophy underlying treatment of government IP is that it should be used to the ultimate benefit of the country
Individual US agency IP policies can be summarized by their mix of research purpose and institutional nature
The IP policies of specific funding instruments can be summarized by examining their funding source and contractual nature