[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR501.1] [Page 633] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER V--UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 501--UNIFORM PATENT POLICY FOR RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES--Table of Contents Sec. 501.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to provide for the administration of a uniform patent policy for the Government with respect to the rights in inventions made by Government employees and to prescribe rules and regulations for implementing and effectuating such policy. [61 FR 40999, Aug. 7, 1996]