---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 784.7"
title: "10"
number: "784.7"
heading: "Class waiver."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/784.7"
---

# §784.7. Class waiver.


This section covers relinquishing of patent title rights by the Government to a class of persons or to a class of inventions. The authorization for class waivers is to be found at [42 U.S.C. 5908(c)](/usc/42/5908.md?p=c). Class waivers may be appropriate in situations where all members of a particular class would likely qualify for an advance or identified invention waiver. Normally, class waivers are originated by the Department. However, any person with a direct and substantial interest in a DOE program may request a class waiver by forwarding a written request therefor to the Patent Counsel. While no particular format for requesting a class waiver is prescribed, any request for a class waiver and any resulting determination by the Secretary or designee must address the pertinent objectives and considerations set forth in §§ [784.3(a)](/cfr/10/784.3.md?p=a), [784.4](/cfr/10/784.4.md), [784.5](/cfr/10/784.5.md), and [784.6](/cfr/10/784.6.md).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7151; 42 U.S.C. 5908; 42 U.S.C. 2182; 35 U.S.C. 202 and 210; 42 U.S.C. 7261a.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 36614, July 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted.