[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-15579]


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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 Federally owned inventions U.S. 
Serial No. 08/974,938, filed November 11, 1997, entitled ``Biocontrol 
agents for Take-All'' and its continuation-in-part U.S. Serial No. 08/
994,035, filed December 18, 1997, entitled, ``Transgenic Strains for 
Biocontrol of Plant Root Diseases'' are available for licensing and the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends 
to grant to Eco Soil Systems, Inc., of San Diego, California, an 
exclusive license to Serial No. 08/974,938 and Serial No. 08/994,035.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
Room 415, Building 005, BARC-West, 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 Eco Soil Systems, Inc., 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.
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