[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10956]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (12-032)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Grant an 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 to practice the inventions described and claimed 
in NASA Case Number(s) LAR-16079-1 entitled ``Liquid Crystalline 
Thermosets From Oligo-Esters, Ester-Imides And Ester-Amides,'' U.S. 
Patent Number 6,939,940; LAR-17157-1 entitled ``Liquid Crystalline 
Thermosets From Ester, Ester-Imide, And Ester-Amide Oligomers'' U.S. 
Patent Number 7,507,784; and LAR-17402-1 entitled ``Wholly Aromatic 
Liquid Crystalline Polyetherimide (LC-PEI) Resins,'' U.S. Patent Number 
7,964,698, to Allotropica Technologies, Incorporated having its 
principal place of business in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The patent 
rights 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 Langley 
Research Center, MS 030, Hampton, VA 23681; (757) 864-5057 (phone), 
(757) 864-9190 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas K. McBride Jr., Patent 
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Langley Research Center, MS 
030, Hampton, VA 23681; (757) 864-5057; Fax: (757) 864-9190. 
Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can be 
found online at http://techtracs.nasa.gov/.

Sumara M. Thompson-King,
Acting Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-10956 Filed 5-7-12; 8:45 am]
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