[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10603]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Circle 
One Global, Inc., of Cuthbert, Georgia, an exclusive license to the 
inventions disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,292,661 issued on March 8, 
1994, entitled ``Non-Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus Parasiticus Strains and 
Their Use in Controlling Aflatoxin Contamination;'' U.S. Patent No. 
6,027,724 issued on February 22, 2000, entitled ``Biological Control of 
Aflatoxin and Cyclopiazonic Acid Contamination of Crops Using a 
Nontoxigenic Strain of Aspergillus Flavus;'' and U.S. Patent 
Application Serial No. 09/621,466 filed on July 21, 2000, entitled 
``Biological Control Formulations Containing Spores of Non-Toxigenic 
Strains of Fungi for Toxin Control of Foods.'' Notice of Availability 
for U.S. Patent No. 5,292,661 was published in the Federal Register 
on December 17, 1991, Notice of Availability for U.S. Patent No. 
6,027,724 was published in the Federal Register on November 3, 
1999, and Notice of Availability for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 
09/621,466 was published in the Federal Register on March 13, 
2001.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology 
Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 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: 
301-504-5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent 
rights in 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 the U.S. Government's rights in this invention 
as Circle One Global, 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 sixty (60) 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.

Michael D. Ruff,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-10603 Filed 4-27-01; 8:45 am]
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