subject invention
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “subject invention” means any invention of the contractor conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement: Provided, That in the case of a variety of plant, the date of determination (as defined in section 41(d) 1 of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2401(d))) must also occur during the period of contract performance.
Source
- 1994–present35 U.S.C. § 201Patents · Definitions · as used in this chapter