[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 40083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16402]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Explosive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning a Novel HIV Suppressor 
Factor Derived From Scrub Typhus

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Department of 
the Army, DoD.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/
377,743 entitled ``Novel HIV Suppressor Factor Derived from Scrub 
Typhus,'' filed August 20, 1999. This patent has been assigned to the 
United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, 
(301) 619-2065 or telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention takes advantage of the anti-
HIV effects of an inhibitory factor produced during scrub typhus 
infection. It is the object of the invention to provide a method of 
inducing an immunogenic response to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), 
in particular to HIV-1. It is a further object of the invention to 
provide a suppressor factor derived from scrub typhus infection in the 
form of purified sera, plasma, or immunogolobulin which is suitable for 
administration to patents at rink for , or infected with, HIV either 
alone or in combination with other agents. It is a particular object of 
the invention to provide an isolated suppressor factor from sera or 
plasma taken from patients with scrub typhus which has anti-HIV 
activity. It is also a further object in the invention to provide 
peptides from inhibitory strains of scrub typhus, which peptides 
function as antigens and can be used to produce antibodies effective 
for the prophylaxis and treatment of HIV infection.

Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-16402 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]
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