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LEGAL REFERENCE MATERIALS

To access the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.):

  1. Go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html.  This brings you to "GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips."
  2. Under Quick Links, click on "Code of Federal Regulations".
  3. Scroll down and click on Code of Federal Regulations box on the left.
  4. Scroll down to locate title number from list provided (i.e., Title 37 C.F.R.)
  5. Click on most recent date.
  6. Click "continue" box at bottom of this page.
  7. Click on appropriate "part" (i.e., 501-599).
  8. Scroll down and click on appropriate part (i.e., 501)
  9. Screen before statute will state title number and content of that part (i.e, "Title 37-Trademarks, & Copyright; Chapter V-Under Secretary of Technology, Department of Commerce; 501-Uniform Patent Policy for Rights in Inventions made by Government Employees.")
  10. Choose either Txt or PDF file.
  11. Print or save text.

To access the United States Code (U.S.C.):

  1. Go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html.  This brings you to "GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips."
  2. Under Quick Links, click on "U.S. Code"
  3. Scroll down to pull down box of databases.
  4. Select database from list provided (i.e., United States Code 1994).
  5. Scroll down to "search terms" box and type in number of statute using quotation marks (i.e."35USC102").
  6. Click "submit".
  7. Click on "text".
  8. Print or save text.

 

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