[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 27441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11463]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Office of Research and Development, intends to grant to 
Proactive Assistive Technology, LLC, 8606 Leighton Dr., Tampa, FL 
33614, USA, an exclusive license to practice the following: U.S. Patent 
Application No. 14/022,532 and U.S. Patent Application No. 14/022,477 
which claimed priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/
744,353, ``Transfer Assist Standbar,'' filed September 25, 2012. Copies 
of the published patent applications may be obtained from the U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office at www.uspto.gov.

DATES: Comments must be received within 15 days from the date of this 
published Notice.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public 
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 
1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday (except holidays). Call (202) 461-4902 for an appointment (this 
is not a toll-free number). In addition, during the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through the Federal Docket Management 
System at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director of Technology Transfer 
Program, Office of Research and Development (10P9TT), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
443-5640 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the public interest to license this 
invention to Proactive Assistive Technology, to facilitate the 
development and commercialization of a device for an individual that 
has restricted or limited mobility, to assist the individual while in a 
standing or sitting position, or switching between sitting and standing 
positions. 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 prospective exclusive license may be granted, unless VA 
ORD receives written evidence and argument within 15 days from the date 
of this published Notice, 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.

    Dated: May 7, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-11463 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
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