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Under [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/1.27|Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights], a small entity can be considered a person, a small business concern, or a nonprofit organization. Certain standards must be met to be considered any of the three. For exact definitions see the full text of [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/37/1.27| Title 37 CFR 1.27].  

To be considered a small entity, a nonprofit organization will not nor has previously shared rights to their patents with a company or person that does not qualify as a small entity as well. Any institution of higher education, located in the US or abroad, are considered can be considered for small entity status. Also, as specified in the [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/501| Internal Revenue Code of 1986], any corporation or organization working only for "religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes" as well as for amateur sports may be considered for small entity status. A nonprofit organization may not contribute to political campaigns, personal profit, or lobbying efforts.