[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30490]



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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 
American Cyanamid Company of Princeton, New Jersey, to Sandoz Agro, 
Inc. of Palo Alto, California, and to biosys, inc. of Columbia, 
Maryland, co-exclusive licenses to U.S. Patent No. 5,124,149 issued 
June 23, 1992, ``Compositions and Methods for Biocontrol Using 
Fluorescent Brighteners.'' Notice of Availability was published in the 
Federal Register on January 31, 1991.

DATES: Comments must be received by no later than February 12, 1996.

ADDRESS: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
Room 415, 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 
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 American Cyanamid Company, 
Sandoz Agro, Inc., and biosys, inc. have submitted complete and 
sufficient applications for a license. The prospective co-exclusive 
licenses 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 co-
exclusive licenses 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 licenses would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
R.M. Parry, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-30490 Filed 12-13-95; 8:45 am]
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