[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13239-13240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5406]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (11-021)]


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(e) 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 inventions 
described and claimed in USPN 6,730,498 B1, Production of Functional 
Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity and NASA Case No. MSC-
22859-1 to GNetX Expression, LLC, having its principal place of 
business in Baytown, Texas 77520. The fields of use may be limited to 
the production of biomolecules and proteins. The patent rights in the 
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, 2101 NASA 
Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058, Mail Code AL; Phone (281) 483-3021; Fax 
(281) 483-6936.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore U. Ro, Intellectual Property 
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, 2101 NASA Parkway. Phone (281) 244-
7148; Fax (281) 483-6936. Information about other NASA inventions 
available for licensing can be found online at  http://technology.nasa.gov/.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Michael C. Wholley,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-5406 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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