### Question
Can you define what Federal agency means?


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

> any executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, and the military departments as defined by section 102 of title 5

#### 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**

