Requirement to Obtain a License on Reasonable Commercial Terms.
Section 95
SEC. 95. Requirement to Obtain a License on Reasonable Commercial Terms. – 95.1. The license will only be granted after the petitioner has made efforts to obtain authorization from the patent owner on reasonable commercial terms and conditions but such efforts have not been successful within a reasonable period of time. 95.2. The requirement under Subsection 95.1 shall not apply in the following cases: Where the petition for compulsory license seeks to remedy a practice determined after judicial or administrative process to be anti-competitive; In situations of national emergency or other circumstances of extreme urgency; and In cases of public non-commercial use. 95.3. In situations of national emergency or other circumstances of extreme urgency, the right holder shall be notified as soon as reasonably practicable. 95.4. In the case of public non-commercial use, where the government or contractor, without making a patent search, knows or has demonstrable grounds to know that a valid patent is or will be used by or for the government, the right holder shall be informed promptly. (n)