# 10 C.F.R. § 784.2 (2026): Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_2

## Section

- **Citation:** 10 C.F.R. § 784.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 10 CFR: Energy / Chapter III: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY / Part 784: PATENT WAIVER REGULATION / § 784.2: § 784.2   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this part:
Contract
means procurement contracts, grants, agreements, understandings and other arrangements (including Cooperative Research and Development Agreements [CRADAs], Work for Others and User Facility agreements, which includes research, development, or demonstration work, and includes any assignment or substitution of the parties, entered into, with, or for the benefit of DOE.
Contractor
means entities performing under contracts as defined above.
Patent Counsel
means the DOE Patent Counsel assisting the contracting activity.

## Nearby sections

- [10 C.F.R. § 784.1 (2026) § 784.1   Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_1.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.2 (2026) § 784.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_2.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.3 (2026) § 784.3   Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_3.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.4 (2026) § 784.4   Advance waiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_4.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.5 (2026) § 784.5   Waiver of identified inventions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_5.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.6 (2026) § 784.6   National security considerations for waiver of certain sensitive inventions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_6.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.7 (2026) § 784.7   Class waiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_7.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.8 (2026) § 784.8   Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_8.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.9 (2026) § 784.9   Content of waiver requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_9.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.10 (2026) § 784.10   Record of waiver determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_10.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.11 (2026) § 784.11   Bases for granting waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_11.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.12 (2026) § 784.12   Terms and conditions of waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_12.md)
- [10 C.F.R. § 784.13 (2026) § 784.13   Effective dates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T10_P784_S784_13.md)

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