D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-3199
When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:
Confidential information- any information which is available to an employee of the District of Columbia only because of the employee's status as an employee of the District of Columbia and is not a matter of public knowledge or available to the public upon request.
Data- recorded information, regardless of form or the media on which it may be recorded, including technical data and computer software. Data does not include information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information.
Director- the Director of the Office of Contracting and Procurement or the District of Columbia Chief Procurement Officer.
Invention- any device, process, design, or other discovery that is or may be patentable or otherwise protectable under Title 35 of U.S. Code.
Made - the conception or the first actual reduction to practice of an invention.
Nonprofit organization- a domestic university or an organization of higher education or an organization of the type described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 ( 26 USC § 501(c)) and exempt from taxation under 26 USC § 501(a), or any domestic nonprofit scientific or educational institution.
Royalties- payments for the use of a patented invention, copyrighted material, or other proprietary information or data under a license granted by the owner.
Proprietary information - information, including trade secrets, data, formulas, patterns, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, or processes, which have the following characteristics:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 27, r. 27-3199