[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27181-27182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11021]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Licenses

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 Oregon 
State University of Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license to the 
blackberry variety named ``Columbia Star,'' an exclusive license to the 
strawberry variety named ``Sweet Sunrise,'' and an exclusive license to 
the strawberry variety named ``Charm.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 10, 2013.

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 rights in these 
plant varieties are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. The

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prospective exclusive licenses 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 licenses 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 these licenses would not be consistent 
with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Robert Griesbach,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-11021 Filed 5-8-13; 8:45 am]
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