[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19503-19504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9721]


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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 Circle 
One Global, Inc. of Cuthbert, Georgia, an exclusive license to U.S. 
Patent No. 7,361,499, ``Non-Aflatoxigenic Aspergillus Flavus 
Isolates'', issued on April 22, 2008, and to U.S. Patent Application 
Serial No. 11/848,866, ``Water Dispersible Formulation for Delivery of 
Biocontrol Fungi to Reduce Aflatoxin'', filed on August 31, 2007.

DATES: Comments must be received May 29, 2009.

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 
these inventions are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license these inventions as Circle One Global, Inc. of 
Cuthbert, Georgia 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

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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.

Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-9721 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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