What types of inventions are subject to Department of Energy (DoE) ownership contests?
Department of Energy (DoE) ownership contests focus on specific categories of inventions related to the agency’s domain. The MPEP 2309 states that these contests apply to: “inventions relating to special nuclear material or atomic energy” This is based on the authority provided by 42 U.S.C. 2182. Inventions falling under these categories that were developed under…
Read MoreWhat types of patent applications must be reported to the Department of Energy (DOE)?
Applications for patents which appear to disclose, purport to disclose or do disclose inventions or discoveries relating to atomic energy must be reported to the Department of Energy, which will be given access to the applications. As stated in 37 CFR 1.14(d), “Such reporting does not constitute a determination that the subject matter of each…
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