[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18768]


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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 the soybean varieties designated 
``N6210,'' ``N7101,'' N7102,'' and ``N7103'' are available for 
licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 
Research Service intends to grant to North Carolina State University of 
Raleigh, North Carolina, an exclusive license to these varieties.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-1158, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 
301-504-5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's intellectual 
property rights to these inventions are assigned to the United States 
of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. The 
prospective 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 exclusive licenses 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 licenses would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Richard M. Parry, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-18768 Filed 7-24-00; 8:45 am]
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