[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55397-55398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27641]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Government-Owned Trademark; Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of 
Technology Transfer, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice: The NIOSHTIC Trademark named in this notice 
is owned by the United States Government and is available for licensing 
in the United States (U.S.) in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve 
expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded research 
and development.

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SUMMARY: In the last 25 years, the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed the world's largest and most 
comprehensive bibliographic database of occupational safety and health 
literature (NIOSHTIC Database). The database is a mature 
product that is well respected in the field of occupational health and 
safety and has proven commercial viability. NIOSH is now seeking offers 
from organizations interested in assuming control and responsibility 
for the future development, maintenance and marketing of the 
NIOSHTIC Database through a trademark licensing agreement.

ADDRESSES: Licensing proposals can be sent to Thomas E. O`Toole, 
M.P.H., Deputy Director, Technology Transfer Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Mailstop E-67, 1600 Clifton Road, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333,

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telephone (404) 639-6270; facsimile (404) 639-6266.

A. CDC, NIOSH Is Offering

    1. Exclusive use of the NIOSHTIC Database name in 
relation to the production of the database: The Licensee will have 
unlimited use of the NIOSHTIC Trademark for product 
identification and promotion.
    2. Control of the current NIOSHTIC Database master 
file: NIOSH will provide the Licensee with a copy of the 
NIOSHTIC Database master file as it currently exists. The 
Licensee may reformat the data, and add or delete fields, provided that 
the integrity of the file is maintained or enhanced.
    3. The authority and responsibility to the licensee to negotiate 
future agreements with all vendors, and entitlement to collect fees to 
maintain the database: Licensee will have the option to use existing 
vendor agreements until they expire, or to terminate (i.e., after a 90-
day notice) existing agreements and establish new agreements.
    4. An electronic copy of all NIOSH materials generated for the 
NIOSHTIC-2 database: NIOSH will provide an electronic copy of all 
citations created for the NIOSHTIC-2 database. These data will be 
provided in the NIOSHTIC-2 format which is considerably different from 
the current NIOSHTIC Database format. The Licensee will be 
responsible for reformatting the material for inclusion in 
NIOSHTIC Database if desired. NIOSHTIC-2 citations will 
consist of a wide variety of publication types including NIOSH 
published documents, unpublished NIOSH reports, journal articles, book 
chapters, etc. Only research reports conducted or funded by NIOSH will 
be included in NIOSHTIC-2. We anticipate that approximately 600 
citations will be added to NIOSHTIC-2 annually.
    5. NIOSH staff to provide counsel to Licensee: As modifications of 
the scope of the NIOSHTIC Database are considered, NIOSH 
will provide historical perspective of the interpretations of the 
current Document Selection Criteria and the Core Journal List as well 
as all other aspects of the project.

B. NIOSH Expects the Licensee to

    1. Maintain NIOSHTIC Database as an active, viable 
occupational safety and health database: The Licensee must not 
radically alter the scope of the NIOSHTIC Database, but 
modification of the current Document Selection Criteria and Core 
Journal List is acceptable and expected as the needs of the users 
dictate.
    2. Market NIOSHTIC Database so that it is available to 
the international occupational safety and health community: The 
Licensee must make NIOSHTIC Database available world-wide 
in a variety of forms such as on-line, CD-ROM, and/or the Internet 
using the NIOSHTIC Trademark.
    3. Provide multiple point, free, and unlimited access to NIOSH 
employees for all products resulting from this licensing agreement: 
NIOSH research and information staff must have access to what will 
remain the world's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic 
database of occupational safety and health information.
    4. Allow NIOSH representation on any editorial or policy board for 
the database: A NIOSH representation should serve on any editorial or 
policy board established for the NIOSHTIC Database to 
ensure that the Institute's interests are considered.
    5. Provide sufficient royalties to cover NIOSH's expenses for 
meeting travel, orientation to the product, consultation on policy 
issues or oversight activity as desired by either party: NIOSH believes 
that the overwhelming majority of revenue generated should be 
reinvested in the development and maintenance of the 
NIOSHTIC Database and related projects.

    Dated: October 8, 1998.
Thena M. Durham,
Acting Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 98-27641 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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