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10 CFR § 782.8 - Indirect notice of infringement.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s782.8"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 782.8 - Indirect notice of infringement."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "782.8"
section_name: "Indirect notice of infringement."
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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# 782.8 Indirect notice of infringement.

If a patent or copyright owner communicates an allegation of infringement in the performance of a Government contract, grant, or other arrangement to addressees other than those specified in § 782.5(a), such as Department of Energy contractors including contractors operating government-owned facilities, the communication shall not be considered a claim within the meaning of § 782.5 until it meets the requirements of that section.