Criteria for declaring a patent affected with the public interest.

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  2. CFR 10
  3. Energy
  4. Department of Energy
  5. Patent Compensation Board Regulations
  6. Declaring Patents Affected With the Public Interest Under Section 153a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
  7. Criteria for declaring a patent affected with the public interest.

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§ 780.24 Criteria for declaring a patent affected with the public interest.

A patent shall be declared to be affected with the public interest pursuant to section 153a of the Act upon the Board's final decision that:

(a) The invention or discovery covered by the patent is of primary importance in the production or utilization of special nuclear material or atomic energy; and

(b) The licensing of such invention or discovery under section 153 of the Act is of primary importance to effectuate the policies and purposes of the Act.


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