[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 37, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 37CFR404.2] [Page 696] TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS CHAPTER IV--ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 404_LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT OWNED INVENTIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 404.2 Policy and objective. It is the policy and objective of this subpart to use the patent system to promote the utilization of inventions arising from federally supported research or development.