{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-780.20","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 780.20","heading":"Initiation of proceeding.","body":"When any person in the Department believes that the Department should declare a patent affected with the public interest pursuant to section 153a of the Act, that person shall make such a recommendation to the Under Secretary. If, after consultation with the General Counsel, the Under Secretary agrees with the recommendation, the Under Secretary shall initiate in writing a proceeding under section 153a before the Board. The communication of the Under Secretary to the Board shall identify the patent and state the basis for the proposed declaration.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","PART 780—PATENT COMPENSATION BOARD REGULATIONS","Subpart B—Declaring Patents Affected With the Public Interest Under Section 153a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"1fdb730b8af83c7d5b48556db4b209eed7c271c31dcc7f3d0f7e9befaa83ee4c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-780.11","next":"us/10-cfr-780.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}