---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 780.2"
title: "10"
number: "780.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/780.2"
---

# §780.2. Definitions.

- (a) Act means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (Pub. L. 83-703; [42 U.S.C. 2011](/usc/42/2011.md)).
- (b) Application means the application filed by an applicant for a patent license, for the determination of a reasonable royalty fee, for an award, or for compensation under this part.
- (c) Board means the Patent Compensation Board.
- (d) Chairman means the Chairman of the Patent Compensation Board.
- (e) **Department,—** or DOE, or Department of Energy means the Department of Energy, established by the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91; [42 U.S.C. 7101](/usc/42/7101.md)).
- (f) Party means the applicant, patent owner, Department representative, and any person admitted as a party by the Board for any proceeding under this part.
- (g) Patent Owner means the owner of record in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- (h) Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Energy or the delegate of the Secretary of Energy.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7151, 7254; 42 U.S.C. 5814, 5815; 42 U.S.C. 2183, 2187, 2223; 35 U.S.C. 183; North American Free Trade Agreement, Article 1709(10), as implemented by the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementing Act, Pub. L. 103-182.

### Source

Source: 46 FR 39581, Aug. 4, 1981, unless otherwise noted.