[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13681-13682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3765]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and 
Development.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Office of Research and Development, intends to grant to APMed 
Solutions, Inc. 3282 Alpine Road Portola Valley, CA 94028 an exclusive 
license to practice U.S. Patent No. 6,840,242 issued January 11, 2005, 
entitled ``Tracheostomy Aspiration Suction Tube.''

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DATES: Comments must be received within fifteen (15) days from the date 
of this published Notice.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Amy E. Centanni, Director of Technology 
Transfer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Office of Research and 
Development, Attn: 12TT; 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Telephone: (202) 254-0199; Facsimile: (202) 254-0473; e-mail: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the published patent may be 
obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at http://www.uspto.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the public interest to so license 
this invention as APMed Solutions, Inc, 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 fifteen (15) days from the date of this 
published Notice, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research 
and Development 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.

    Approved: March 9, 2006.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-3765 Filed 3-15-06; 8:45 am]
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