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10 CFR § 782.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s782.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 782.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "782.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "782"
part_name: "CLAIMS FOR PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Dept. of Energy Organization Act; sec. 651, 91 Stat. 601, 42 U.S.C. 7261; Atomic Energy Act of 1954; sec. 107(d), 88 Stat. 1241, 42 U.S.C. 5817(d); sec. 161(g), 80 Stat. 443, 42 U.S.C. 2201(g); sec. 172, 62 Stat. 933, 42 U.S.C. 2223; Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, sec. 2356, 75 Stat. 440, 22 U.S.C. 2356; Patents, Invention Secrecy Act; sec. 183, 66 Stat. 4, 35 U.S.C. 183; Judiciary and Judical Procedure Act, sec. 1498, 62 Stat. 601, 28 U.S.C. 1498."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 26950, Apr. 22, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "782"
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# 782.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this regulation is to set forth policies and procedures for the filing and disposition of claims asserted against the Department of Energy of infringement of privately owned rights in patented inventions or copyrighted works.