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Title 10EnergyPart / Section
Chapter IIIDepartment of Energy700 – 999
Part 780Patent Compensation Board Regulations780.1 – 780.53
Subpart AGeneral Provisions780.1 – 780.11
Subpart BDeclaring Patents Affected With the Public Interest Under Section 153a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954780.20 – 780.24
§ 780.20Initiation of proceeding.
§ 780.21Notice.
§ 780.22Opposition, support and request for hearing.
§ 780.23Hearing and decision.
§ 780.24Criteria for declaring a patent affected with the public interest.
Subpart CApplication for a License Pursuant to Section 153b(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954780.30 – 780.36
§ 780.30Filing of application.
§ 780.31Contents of application.
§ 780.32Response and request for hearing.
§ 780.33Hearing and decision.
§ 780.34Criteria for decision to issue a license.
§ 780.35Communication of decision to General Counsel.
§ 780.36Conditions and issuance of license.
Subpart DApplication for a License Pursuant to Section 153c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954780.40 – 780.47
Subpart EApplication for Royalties and Awards Under Section 157 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Compensation Under Section 173 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the Invention Secrecy Act (35 U.S.C. 183)780.50 – 780.53
§ 780.50Applicants.
§ 780.51Form and content.
§ 780.52Notice and hearing.
§ 780.53Criteria for decisions for royalties, awards and compensation.