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Title 37 CFR: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights › Chapter IV: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Part 501: UNIFORM PATENT POLICY FOR RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES › § 501.2: § 501.2 Scope.

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This part applies to any invention made by a Government employee and to any action taken with respect thereto.

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