[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 60077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26522]


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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 green cotyledon spring pea 
variety designated ``Stirling'' is available for licensing and that the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends 
to grant to the Washington State University Research Foundation of 
Pullman, Washington, an exclusive license to this variety.

DATES: Comments must be received within ninety (90) calendar days of 
the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.

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 intellectual 
property rights to 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 this invention as the Washington State 
University Research Foundation of Pullman, Washington, 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. 03-26522 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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