81 FR 36599 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

NATIONAL AERONAUTUICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 109 (June 7, 2016)

Page Range		36599-36599
FR Document		2016-13429

This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(l)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application, Serial No. 13/573920, titled ``System and Method for Air Launch from a Towed Aircraft,'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011, and Provisional Patent Application, Serial No. 15/046789, titled ``System and Method for Air Launch from a Towed Aircraft'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011B and any issued patents or continuations in part resulting therefrom, to Kelly Space & Technology Inc., having its principal place of business in San Bernardino, California. Certain patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTUICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (16-039)]


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(l)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 
an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention 
described and claimed in U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application, 
Serial No. 13/573920, titled ``System and Method for Air Launch from a 
Towed Aircraft,'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011, and Provisional Patent 
Application, Serial No. 15/046789, titled ``System and Method for Air 
Launch from a Towed Aircraft'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011B and any 
issued patents or continuations in part resulting therefrom, to Kelly 
Space & Technology Inc., having its principal place of business in San 
Bernardino, California. Certain patent rights in this invention have 
been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The 
prospective exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions 
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NASA receives 
written objections including evidence and argument that establish that 
the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements 
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications completed and 
received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of the date of this published 
notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the 
contemplated exclusive license.
    Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made 
available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by 
law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180-800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, 
(818) 854-7770 (phone), 818-393-2607 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA 
Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 
180-800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) 854-7770 (phone), 818-393-2607 
(fax). Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing 
can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Mark P. Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
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Eligibility 11. Any pertinent issues not Objections submitted in response to
referenced above that the Copyright this notice will not be made available to
1. The attributes that an institution
Office should consider in relation to the public for inspection and, to the
should possess in order to be eligible for
revising section 108. extent permitted by law, will not be
the section 108 exceptions, and how to
Dated: June 2, 2016. released under the Freedom of
prescribe and/or regulate them.
Karyn A. Temple Claggett,
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
Rights Affected ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the
Associate Register of Copyrights and Director
2. Limiting section 108 to of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. prospective license may be submitted to
reproduction and distribution activities, Copyright Office. Patent Counsel, NASA Management
or extending it to permit public [FR Doc. 2016–13426 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am] Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800
performance and display as well. BILLING CODE 1410–30–P
Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180–800C,
Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) 854–7770
Copies for Preservation, Security, (phone), 818–393–2607 (fax).
Deposit in Another Institution, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Replacement NATIONAL AERONAUTUICS AND Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA
3. Restricting the number of SPACE ADMINISTRATION Management Office, Jet Propulsion
preservation and security copies of a [Notice (16–039)]
Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S
given work, either with a specific 180–800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, (818)
numerical limit, as with the current Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 854–7770 (phone), 818–393–2607 (fax).
three-copy rule, or with a conceptual License Information about other NASA
limit, such as the amount reasonably inventions available for licensing can be
necessary for each permitted purpose. AGENCY: National Aeronautics and found online at http://
4. The level of public access that a Space Administration. technology.nasa.gov.
receiving institution can provide with ACTION: Notice of intent to grant
Mark P. Dvorscak,
respect to copies of both publicly exclusive license.
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
disseminated and non-publicly
disseminated works deposited with it SUMMARY: This notice is issued in [FR Doc. 2016–13429 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am]

for research purposes. accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
CFR 404.7(a)(l)(i). NASA hereby gives
Copies for Users notice of its intent to grant an exclusive
5. Conditioning the unambiguous license in the United States to practice NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
allowance of direct digital distribution the invention described and claimed in ADMINISTRATION
of copies of portions of a work or entire U.S. Non-Provisional Patent
works to requesting users, and whether Application, Serial No. 13/573920, Office of Government Information
any such conditions should be statutory titled ‘‘System and Method for Air Services (OGIS)
or arrived at through a rulemaking Launch from a Towed Aircraft,’’ NASA [NARA 2016–034]
process. Case No. DRC–012–011, and Provisional
Patent Application, Serial No. 15/ Freedom of Information Act Advisory
Preservation of Internet Content 046789, titled ‘‘System and Method for Committee
6. Conditioning the distribution and Air Launch from a Towed Aircraft’’
NASA Case No. DRC–012–011B and any AGENCY: National Archives and Records
making available of publicly available Administration.
internet content captured and issued patents or continuations in part
resulting therefrom, to Kelly Space & ACTION: Charter Renewal of the Freedom
reproduced by an eligible institution.
Technology Inc., having its principal of Information Act Advisory Committee.
Relation to Contractual Obligations place of business in San Bernardino, SUMMARY: The National Archives and
7. How privileging some of the section California. Certain patent rights in this Records Administration (NARA) is
108 exceptions over conflicting invention have been assigned to the renewing the charter for the Freedom of
contractual terms would affect business United States of America as represented Information Act (FOIA) Advisory
relationships between rights-holders by the Administrator of the National Committee, a Federal advisory
and libraries, archives, and museums. Aeronautics and Space Administration. committee we established to study the
The prospective exclusive license will current FOIA landscape across the
Outsourcing comply with the terms and conditions executive branch and to advise NARA’s
8. What activities (e.g., digitization, of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Office of Government Information
preservation, interlibrary loan) to allow DATES: The prospective exclusive Services, the Government’s FOIA
to be outsourced to third-party license may be granted unless, within ombudsman, on improvements to the
contractors, and the conditioning of this fifteen (15) days from the date of this FOIA.
outsourcing. published notice, NASA receives
DATES: We filed the renewed charter on
written objections including evidence
Other May 20, 2016. It remains in effect for
and argument that establish that the
9. Whether the conditions to any of two years from that date, unless
grant of the license would not be
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the section 108 exceptions would be otherwise extended.
consistent with the requirements of 35
better as regulations that are the product U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. ADDRESSES: You may access the charter
of notice-and-comment rulemaking or as Competing applications completed and and other information about the FOIA
statutory text. received by NASA within fifteen (15) Advisory Committee online at http://
10. Whether and how the use of days of the date of this published notice www.ogis.archives.gov/foia-advisory-
technical protection measures by will also be treated as objections to the committee.htm.
eligible institutions should apply to grant of the contemplated exclusive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
section 108 activities. license. Gastner by phone at 202–741–5770, by

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intent to grant exclusive license.
Dates		The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NASA receives written objections including evidence and argument that establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications completed and received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of the date of this published notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated exclusive license.
Contact		Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180-800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) 854-7770 (phone), 818-393-2607 (fax). Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 36599