Code of Federal Regulations

  1. Title 37
  2. Chapter IV
Title 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Part / Section
Chapter IV National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce 400 – 599
Part 400 Part 400 [Reserved]
Part 401 Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements 401.1 – 401.18
§ 401.1 Scope.
§ 401.2 Definitions.
§ 401.3 Use of the standard clauses at § 401.14.
§ 401.4 Contractor appeals of exceptions.
§ 401.5 Modification and tailoring of clauses.
§ 401.6 Exercise of march-in rights.
§§ 401.7-401.8 §§ 401.7-401.8 [Reserved]
§ 401.9 Contractor and contractor employee inventor requests for rights in inventions.
§ 401.10 Government assignment to contractor of rights in invention of government employee.
§ 401.11 Appeals.
§ 401.12 Licensing of background patent rights to third parties.
§ 401.13 Confidentiality of contractor submissions.
§ 401.14 Standard patent rights clauses.
§ 401.15 § 401.15 [Reserved]
§ 401.16 Federal agency reporting requirements.
§ 401.17 Submissions and inquiries.
§ 401.18 Severability.
Part 404 Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions 404.1 – 404.15
§ 404.1 Scope of part.
§ 404.2 Policy and objective.
§ 404.3 Definitions.
§ 404.4 Authority to grant licenses.
§ 404.5 Restrictions and conditions on all licenses granted under this part.
§ 404.6 Nonexclusive licenses.
§ 404.7 Exclusive, co-exclusive, and partially exclusive licenses.
§ 404.8 Application for a license.
§ 404.9 § 404.9 [Reserved]
§ 404.10 Modification and termination of licenses.
§ 404.11 Appeals.
§ 404.12 Protection and administration of inventions.
§ 404.13 Transfer of custody.
§ 404.14 Confidentiality of information.
§ 404.15 Severability.
Part 501 Uniform Patent Policy for Rights in Inventions Made by Government Employees 501.1 – 501.11
§ 501.1 Purpose.
§ 501.2 Scope.
§ 501.3 Definitions.
§ 501.4 Determination of inventions and rights.
§ 501.5 Agency liaison officer.
§ 501.6 Criteria for the determination of rights in and to inventions.
§ 501.7 Agency determination.
§ 501.8 Appeals by employees.
§ 501.9 Patent protection.
§ 501.10 Dissemination of this part and of implementing regulations.
§ 501.11 Submissions and inquiries.
Parts 502-599 Parts 502-599 [Reserved]