[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 247 (Friday, December 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 80838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32728]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Availability for License and Intent To Grant an 
Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of availability for license and intent to grant an 
exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Technology Laboratory, Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce, intends to grant the Department 
of Fisheries and Oceans of the Canadian Government, an exclusive 
license to its undivided interest in U.S. Patent 4,760,743 entitled 
``Acoustic Scintillation Liquid Flow Measurement'' which is jointly 
owned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Canadian Patents and 
Development Limited. The counterpart Canadian patent 1,254,649 is owned 
by the Canadian Government.

DATES: The proposed license may be granted unless written evidence and 
argument is received within 60 days from the publication of this 
notice, establishing that the grant of the license would not be 
consistent with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

ADDRESSES: Any comments about or objections to the proposed license 
shall be mailed to John H. Raubitschek, Patent Counsel, Department of 
Commerce, Room 4613, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If there are any questions, Mr. John 
H. Raubitschek may be contacted at 202-482-8010.

    Dated: December 15, 2000.
David L. Evans,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. 00-32728 Filed 12-21-00; 8:45 am]
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