[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45373-45374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17210]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Office of Research and Development; Government Owned Invention 
Available for Licensing

AGENCY: Office of Research and Development, Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as 
represented by the Department of

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Veterans Affairs, and is available for licensing in accordance with 35 
U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or CRADA Collaboration under 15 
U.S.C. 3710a to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of 
federally funded research and development. Foreign patents are filed on 
selected inventions to extend market coverage for U.S. companies and 
may also be available for licensing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
the invention may be obtained by writing to: Robert W. Potts, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Director Technology Transfer Program, 
Office of Research and Development, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20420; fax: 202-254-0473; e-mail at [email protected]. Any 
request for information should include the Number and Title for the 
relevant invention as indicated below. Issued patents may be obtained 
from the Commissioner of Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 
Washington, DC 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention available for licensing is: 
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/443,572 ``Isolation and 
Characterization of Human Marrow-Isolated Adult Multipotent Inducible 
(MIAMI) Cells, a Population of Postnatal Stem Cells with Extensive 
Differentiation Potential Leading to Phenotypically Mature Cells Found 
Among Mesodermal-, Endodermal-, and Ectodermal-Derived Lineages.''

    Dated: July 21, 2004.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-17210 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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