[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 9443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4193]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (10-024)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to 
grant an exclusive, license in the United States to practice the 
invention described and claimed in US Patent Application No. 10/
885,537, and NASA Case No. ARC-15204-1 entitled ``Rapid Polymer 
Sequencer'' to Abraxis BioScience, LLC, having its principal place of 
business in 11755 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025. The 
patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States 
of America as represented by the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective exclusive license 
will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 
404.7.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NASA receives 
written objections including evidence and argument that establish that 
the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements 
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications completed and 
received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of the date of this published 
notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the 
contemplated exclusive license.
    Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made 
available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by 
law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Ames 
Research Center, Mail Stop 202A-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000. (650) 
604-5104; Fax (650) 604-2767.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Robert M. Padilla, Chief Patent 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 
202A-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000. (650) 604-5104; Fax (650) 604-
2767. Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing 
can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov/.

    Dated: February 24, 2010.
Richard W. Sherman,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-4193 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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