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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

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

Later revoked or superseded
Signed recordJan 23, 1950

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Publication record15 FR 389

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Later dispositionLater revoked or superseded

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eo-10096
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Vote Files, "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 checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10096

APA

Vote Files. (2026, September 28). 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 [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10096

Chicago

Vote Files. "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 September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10096.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10096,
  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  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://votefiles.com/cite/eo-10096}},
  note         = {Citation ID eo-10096; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1950.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}
}
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What happened to this order

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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

National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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