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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service

 

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 Rohm 
and Haas Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an exclusive, worldwide 
license for U.S. Patent No. 4,820,307 issued April 11, 1989, (S.N. 07/
207,461); U.S. Patent No. 4,936,865 issued June 26, 1990, (S.N. 07/
335,346); and U.S. Patent No. 4,975,209 issued December 4, 1990, (S.N. 
07/518,382), all entitled ``Catalysts and Processes for Formaldehyde-
Free Durable Press Finishing of Cotton Textiles, with Polycarboxylic 
Acids,'' and U.S. Patent No. 5,221,285 issued June 22, 1993, (S.N. 07/
570,489), entitled ``Catalysts and Processes for Formaldehyde-Free 
Durable Press Finishing of Cotton Textiles with Polycarboxylic Acids, 
and Textiles Made Therewith.'' Notice of Availability for U.S. Patent 
No. 4,820,307 was published in the Federal Register on September 22, 
1988. U.S. Patent Nos. 4,936,865 and 4,975,209 are divisions of 
4,820,307, and 5,221,285 is a continuation-in-part of 4,975,209.

DATES: Comments must be received within 60 calendar days of the date of 
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
room 401, Building 005, BARC-West, Baltimore Boulevard, Beltsville, 
Maryland 20705-2350.

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 
these inventions are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license these inventions as said company has submitted a 
complete and sufficient application for a license, promising therein to 
bring the benefits of these inventions to the U.S. public. The 
prospective exclusive field of use 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 
sixty 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.
W. H. Tallent,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-8671 Filed 4-11-94; 8:45 am]
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