1999 CFR Title 37, Volume 1

Title 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights CHAPTER IV--ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 401--RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
	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	Small business preference.
	401.8	Reporting on utilization of subject inventions.
	401.9	Retention of rights by contractor employee inventor.
	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	Administration of patent rights clauses.
	401.14	Standard patent rights clauses.
	401.15	Deferred determinations.
	401.16	Electronic filing.
	401.17	Submissions and inquiries.