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Title 37Patents, Trademarks, and CopyrightsPart / Section
Chapter IVNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce400 – 599
Part 400 [Reserved]
Part 401Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements401.1 – 401.18
Part 404Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions404.1 – 404.15
Part 501Uniform Patent Policy for Rights in Inventions Made by Government Employees501.1 – 501.11
§ 501.1Purpose.
§ 501.2Scope.
§ 501.3Definitions.
§ 501.4Determination of inventions and rights.
§ 501.5Agency liaison officer.
§ 501.6Criteria for the determination of rights in and to inventions.
§ 501.7Agency determination.
§ 501.8Appeals by employees.
§ 501.9Patent protection.
§ 501.10Dissemination of this part and of implementing regulations.
§ 501.11Submissions and inquiries.
Parts 502-599 [Reserved]