---
kind: "unit"
title: "37"
title_heading: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
key: "chIV"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter IV"
heading: "National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/chIV"
sections_count: 43
---

# Chapter IV — National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

Title 37 C.F.R. — Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

## Contents

- [Part 400 — Part 400 [reserved]](/cfr/37/chIV-part400.md)
- [Part 401 — Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms under Government Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements](/cfr/37/chIV-part401.md)
- [Part 404 — Licensing of Government-Owned Inventions](/cfr/37/chIV-part404.md)
- [Part 501 — Uniform Patent Policy for Rights in Inventions Made by Government Employees](/cfr/37/chIV-part501.md)
- [Part 502-599 — Parts 502-599 [reserved]](/cfr/37/chIV-part502-599.md)