[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 26714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12263]



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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 availability and intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Plan Variety Protection 
Application Serial No. 94-00-265 ``Rush Intermediate Wheatgrass,'' is 
available for licensing and that the United States Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant an 
exclusive license to the University of Idaho. A public notice of 
release for this variety was held on February 14, 1994.

DATES: Comments must be received by no later than August 16, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA-ARS-Office of Technology Transfer, 
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Baltimore Boulevard, Building 
005, Room 416, BARC-W, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Watkins of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville 
address given above; telephone: 301/504-6786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's plant variety 
protection rights to this variety 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, for the University of 
Idaho 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 days from the date of this published Notice, ARS 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.
R.M. Parry,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-12263 Filed 5-17-95; 8:45 am]
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