### Question
Can you define what subject invention means?


### Answer
**Subject invention** is defined as the following in *35 U.S.C. § 201*:

> 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](#201_1_target) of the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2401(d))) must also occur during the period of contract performance

#### Citation:
  - *35 U.S.C. § 201*
  - Heading: **PART II-PATENTABILITY OF INVENTIONS AND GRANT OF PATENTS > CHAPTER 18-PATENT RIGHTS IN INVENTIONS MADE WITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE**

