[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8159]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to 
Britannia Mills Ltd, New York, NY, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent 
Application Serial No. 10/730,208, ``Methods of Improving Shrink-
Resistance of Natural Fibers, Synthetic Fibers, or Mixtures Thereof, or 
Fabric or Yarn Composed of Natural Fibers, Synthetic Fibers, or 
Mixtures Thereof'', filed on December 8, 2003.

DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) 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, Rm. 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 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 Britannia Mills Ltd, New York, 
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 thirty (30) 
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.

Martha Bair Steinbock,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. E6-8159 Filed 5-25-06; 8:45 am]
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