[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 58375] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-28379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Agency
Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
Action
Notice of availability and intent.
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Summary
Notice is hereby given that a Federally owned invention U.S. Patent No. 5,919,446 (S.N. 08/958,475 filed October 27, 1997, entitled ``Control of Fire Blight on Pome Fruit Trees with Erwinia herbicola'' is available for licensing and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Northwest Agricultural Products of Wasco, Washington, an exclusive license to Serial No. 08/958,475.
Dates
Comments must be received on or before January 27, 2000.
Addresses
Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-1158, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
For Further Information Contact
June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 301-504-5989.
Supplementary Information
The Federal Government's patent rights to 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 Northwest Agricultural Products 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 ninety (90) 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. Richard M. Parry, Jr., Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 99-28379 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-03-P