[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 76902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28059]


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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 table grape variety designated 
``Autumn King'' is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to the 
California Table Grape Commission of Fresno, California, 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 patent 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 California Table Grape 
Commission of Fresno, California, 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.

Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-28059 Filed 12-22-04; 8:45 am]
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