Appendix 7. National Cooperative Research and Production Act

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APPENDIX 7

NATIONAL COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND

PRODUCTION ACT

Section 4301. Definitions

(a) For purposes of this chapter:

(1) The term “antitrust laws” has the meaning given it in subsection

(a) of section 12 of this title, except that such term includes section

45 of this title to the extent that such section 45 applies to unfair

methods of competition.

(2) The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the

United States.

(3) The term “Commission” means the Federal Trade Commission.

(4) The term “person” has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of

section 12 of this title.

(5) The term “State” has the meaning given it in section 15g(2) of

this title.

(6) The term “joint venture” means any group of activities, including

attempting to make, making, or performing a contract, by two or

more persons for the purpose of--

(A) theoretical analysis, experimentation, or systematic study of

phenomena or observable facts,

(B) the development or testing of basic engineering techniques,

(C) the extension of investigative findings or theory of a scientific

or technical nature into practical application for experimental and

demonstration purposes, including the experimental production