[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1245.113]

[Page 209]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1245_PATENTS AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart 1_Patent Waiver Regulations
 
Sec.  1245.113  Hearing procedure.

    (a) If the petitioner requests an oral hearing within the time set, 
under Sec.  1245.112(b)(4), the Board shall set the time and place for 
the hearing and shall notify the petitioner.
    (b) Oral hearings held by the Board shall be open to the public and 
shall be held in accordance with the following procedures:
    (1) Oral hearings shall be conducted in an informal manner, with the 
objective of providing the petitioner with a full opportunity to present 
facts and arguments in support of the petition. Evidence may be 
presented through means of witnesses, exhibits, and visual aids as are 
arranged for by the petitioner. Petitioner may be represented by any 
person including its attorney. While proceedings will be ex parte, 
members of the Board and its counsel may address questions to witnesses 
called by the petitioner, and the Board may, at its option, enlist the 
aid of technical advisors or expert witnesses. Any person present at the 
hearing may make a statement for the record.
    (2) A transcript or equivalent record of the proceeding shall be 
arranged for by the Board. The petitioner shall submit for the record a 
copy of any exhibit or visual aid utilized during the hearing.