[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11943]


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[Federal Register: May 17, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent 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 Urbana 
Laboratories of St. Joseph, Missouri, an exclusive domestic license for 
U.S. Patent No. 5,021,076, ``Enhancement of Nitrogen Fixation with 
Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Mutants,'' granted June 4, 1991. Notice of 
Availability for licensing the invention was given in the Federal 
Register on May 31, 1989, and, also on July 25, 1991.

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, 
Baltimore Boulevard, Building 005, room 419, BARC-W Beltsville, 
Maryland 20705-2350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willard J. Phelps of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone 
301-504-6532.

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 said company has submitted a 
complete and sufficient application for a license, promising therein to 
bring the benefits of said invention to the U.S. public.
    The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing, 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 
calendar 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. 94-11943 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am]
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