83_FR_16898 83 FR 16824 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

83 FR 16824 - Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)

Page Range16824-16824
FR Document2018-07977

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Koppert B.V. of The Netherlands, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/854,120, ``STABLE FUNGAL BLASTOSPORES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION, STABILIZATION AND USE'', filed on September 15, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
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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 Koppert 
B.V. of The Netherlands, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent 
Application Serial No. 14/854,120, ``STABLE FUNGAL BLASTOSPORES AND 
METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION, STABILIZATION AND USE'', filed on 
September 15, 2015.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 17, 2018.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian T. Nakanishi 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 Koppert B.V. of The 
Netherlands 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-07977 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is be available for public inspection at the hereby given of an administrative Libby Ranger District, Canoe Gulch SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that settlement with W.R. Grace & Co. Conn. the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ranger Station, 12557 MT Hwy. 37, and the Kootenai Development Libby, MT 59923, and at the offices of Agricultural Research Service, intends Company (Grace) for the recovery of to grant to Koppert B.V. of The the USDA Forest Service, Northern past response costs concerning Operable Region, 26 Fort Missoula Road, Netherlands, an exclusive license to Unit 3 (OU3) of the Libby Asbestos Site, Missoula, MT 59804. U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/ Lincoln County, Montana (the Site). 854,120, ‘‘STABLE FUNGAL Dated: March 14, 2018. DATES: Comments must be submitted on BLASTOSPORES AND METHODS FOR Chris French, or before May 17, 2018. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 May 17, 2018.
ContactBrian T. Nakanishi of the Office of
FR Citation83 FR 16824 
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