80_FR_68706 80 FR 68492 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

80 FR 68492 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)

Page Range68492-68492
FR Document2015-28239

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Microarray Equipment & Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/724,736, ``OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES FOR SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF NOROVIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS'', filed on May 28, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to 
Microarray Equipment & Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California, an 
exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/724,736, 
``OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES FOR SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF NOROVIRUSES AND 
OTHER PATHOGENS'', filed on May 28, 2015.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mojdeh Bahar of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 
301-504-5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights in 
this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license this invention as Microarray Equipment & 
Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California has submitted a complete and 
sufficient application for a license. The prospective exclusive license 
will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions 
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license 
may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this 
published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written 
evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license 
would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 
CFR 404.7.

Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    establishes that the grant of the license                Expiration Date: April 30, 2016.
                                                  contains documents other than rules or                  would not be consistent with the                         Type of Request: Approval to seek
                                                  proposed rules that are applicable to the               requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37                  reinstatement of the ARS Animal Health
                                                  public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         CFR 404.7.                                            National Program Assessment Survey,
                                                  committee meetings, agency decisions and                                                                      renamed as the Agricultural Research
                                                  rulings, delegations of authority, filing of            Mojdeh Bahar,
                                                  petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                                                                                Service National Program Assessment
                                                                                                          Assistant Administrator.
                                                  statements of organization and functions are                                                                  Survey and expanded so that it can be
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–28239 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]           used by other ARS National Programs.
                                                  examples of documents appearing in this
                                                  section.                                                BILLING CODE 3410–03–P                                This voluntary information collection
                                                                                                                                                                will give the beneficiaries of ARS
                                                                                                                                                                research the opportunity to provide
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                             input on the impact of the research
                                                                                                          Agricultural Research Service                         conducted by ARS in the last National
                                                  Agricultural Research Service                                                                                 Program cycle for each of the respective
                                                                                                          Notice of Intent To Seek Renewal of an                National Programs. This survey seeks
                                                  Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive                                                                           input from the beneficiaries of research
                                                  License                                                 Information Collection
                                                                                                                                                                conducted by ARS for program planning
                                                  AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,                  AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,                and ensures alignment of the ARS
                                                  USDA.                                                   USDA.                                                 National Programs with the needs of our
                                                  ACTION: Notice of intent.                               ACTION: Notice and request for                        customers, partners, and stakeholders.
                                                                                                          comments.                                                Abstract: ARS research covers the
                                                  SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                                                                        span of nutrition, food safety and
                                                  the U.S. Department of Agriculture,                     SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                                                                                                                                quality, animal and plant production
                                                  Agricultural Research Service, intends                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
                                                                                                                                                                and protection, and natural resources
                                                  to grant to Microarray Equipment &                      U.S.C. Chapter 3) and the office of
                                                                                                                                                                and sustainable agricultural systems. It
                                                  Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California,                 Management and Budget (OMB)
                                                                                                                                                                is organized into seventeen National
                                                  an exclusive license to U.S. Patent                     regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, this
                                                                                                                                                                Programs addressing specific areas of
                                                  Application Serial No. 14/724,736,                      notice announces the Agricultural
                                                                                                                                                                this research. These
                                                  ‘‘OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES FOR                            Research Service’s (ARS) intent to seek
                                                                                                                                                                   National Programs serve to bring
                                                  SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION OF                              reinstatement of the ARS Animal Health
                                                                                                                                                                coordination, communication, and
                                                  NOROVIRUSES AND OTHER                                   National Program Assessment Survey,
                                                                                                                                                                empowerment to approximately 750
                                                  PATHOGENS’’, filed on May 28, 2015.                     renamed as the Agricultural Research
                                                                                                                                                                research projects carried out by ARS
                                                  DATES: Comments must be received on                     Service National Program Assessment
                                                                                                                                                                and focus on the relevance, impact, and
                                                  or before December 7, 2015.                             Survey and expanded so that it can be
                                                                                                                                                                quality of ARS research. The requested
                                                                                                          used by other ARS National Programs.
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,                                                                            voluntary electronic evaluation survey
                                                                                                          This voluntary information collection
                                                  ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,                                                                           will give the beneficiaries of ARS
                                                  5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1174,                      will give the beneficiaries of ARS
                                                                                                                                                                research the opportunity to provide
                                                  Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.                        research the opportunity to provide
                                                                                                                                                                input on the impact of several ARS
                                                                                                          input on the impact of the research
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              National Programs. For the purpose of
                                                                                                          conducted by ARS in the last National
                                                  Mojdeh Bahar of the Office of                                                                                 this National Program Assessment,
                                                                                                          Program cycle for each of the respective
                                                  Technology Transfer at the Beltsville                                                                         impact is defined as
                                                                                                          National Programs. This input will be
                                                  address given above; telephone: 301–                                                                             research that has influenced or will
                                                                                                          used for planning the research agenda
                                                  504–5989.                                                                                                     significantly influence the area covered
                                                                                                          for the next 5-year program cycle.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                by the National Program; has created or
                                                                                                          DATES: Comments must be received by
                                                  Federal Government’s patent rights in                                                                         will create information, best practices,
                                                                                                          January 4, 2016 to be assured of                      and/or economic opportunities for the
                                                  this invention are assigned to the United
                                                                                                          consideration.                                        National Program’s customers, partners,
                                                  States of America, as represented by the
                                                  Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the                  ADDRESSES: Address all comments                       and stakeholders; or has enabled or will
                                                  public interest to so license this                      concerning this notice to Dr. Robert C.               enable action and regulatory agencies to
                                                  invention as Microarray Equipment &                     MacDonald, Agricultural Project                       formulate policies and regulations to
                                                  Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California                  Coordinator, Agricultural Research                    support American agriculture. The
                                                  has submitted a complete and sufficient                 Service, Office of National Programs,                 report and evaluation form will be
                                                  application for a license. The                          5601 Sunnyside Avenue, GWCC, Room                     available online through a dedicated
                                                  prospective exclusive license will be                   4–2142, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705.                  URL. The input provided through the
                                                  royalty-bearing and will comply with                    Submit electronic comments to                         completion of the evaluation form will
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                                                  the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.                   robert.macdonald@ars.usda.gov.                        be shared with customers, partners, and
                                                  209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.                  stakeholders as part of each National
                                                  exclusive license may be granted unless,                Robert C. MacDonald at (301) 504–1184.                Program’s assessment process.
                                                  within thirty (30) days from the date of                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               The ARS has 17 National Programs,
                                                  this published Notice, the Agricultural                   Title: ARS Animal Health National                   each of which are assessed every 5 years
                                                  Research Service receives written                       Program Assessment Evaluation Form.                   on a rotating basis as part of ARS’
                                                  evidence and argument which                               OMB Number: 0518–0042.                              National Program planning cycle to


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent.
DatesComments must be received on or before December 7, 2015.
ContactMojdeh Bahar of the Office of
FR Citation80 FR 68492 

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