37 CFR § 401.17 - Submissions and inquiries.

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title: "37 CFR § 401.17 - Submissions and inquiries."
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part_name: "RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS UNDER GOVERNMENT GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS"
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# 401.17 Submissions and inquiries.

All submissions or inquiries should be directed to the Chief Counsel for NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1052, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1052; telephone: (301) 975-2803; email: *[email protected].* Information about and procedures for electronic filing under this part are available at the Interagency Edison website and service center, *http://www.iedison.gov*.

[83 FR 15963, Apr. 13, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 17739, Mar. 24, 2023]