82 FR 39138 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Foreign Patent License

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 9,011,789, entitled ``Treatment System for Removing Halogenated Compounds from Contaminated Sources'' and Canadian Patent No. 2,868,843, entitled ``Removing Halogenated Compounds from Contaminated Systems'' (NASA Case No. KSC-13579) to ecoSPEARS, LLC having its principal place of business in Winter Springs, Florida. The aforementioned U.S. and foreign patents have been assigned to the Government of the United States of America.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17396]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 17-058]


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Foreign Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive U.S. and foreign patent 
license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. 
Patent No. 9,011,789, entitled ``Treatment System for Removing 
Halogenated Compounds from Contaminated Sources'' and Canadian Patent 
No. 2,868,843, entitled ``Removing Halogenated Compounds from 
Contaminated Systems'' (NASA Case No. KSC-13579) to ecoSPEARS, LLC 
having its principal place of business in Winter Springs, Florida. The 
aforementioned U.S. and foreign patents

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have been assigned to the Government of the United States of America.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless NASA 
receives written objections, including evidence and argument no later 
than September 1, 2017 that establish that the grant of the license 
would not be consistent with the requirements regarding the licensing 
of federally owned inventions as set forth in the Bayh-Dole Act and 
implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and received 
by NASA no later than September 1, 2017 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.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Mail Code CC-
A, NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. 
Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 321-867-2076; 
Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Leahy, Patent Attorney, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, Mail Code CC-A, NASA John F. Kennedy Space 
Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. Telephone: 321-867-6553; 
Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 
CFR 404.7(b)(1). The patent rights in these inventions 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 requirements of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2017-17396 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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