[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 58648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25789]


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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 invention disclosed in U.S. 
Patent No. 6,184,246, ``Inhibition of Cytokine Production by 
Polymethoxylated Flavones,'' issued on February 6, 2001, is available 
for licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 
Research Service, intends to grant to Next Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of 
Irvine, California, an exclusive license to the Federal Government's 
current patent rights and any patent rights that it subsequently may 
acquire in this joint invention.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-1174, 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 joint 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 this invention as Next Pharmaceuticals, 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 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 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. 03-25789 Filed 10-9-03; 8:45 am]
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