[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36129-36130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16345]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License to VICIS, 
Inc.; Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent 
to grant to VICIS, Inc.; a corporation having its principle place of 
business at 570 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109, an exclusive license.

DATES: Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days 
following publication of this announcement.

ADDRESSES: Send written objections to U.S. Army Research Laboratory 
Technology Transfer and Outreach Office, RDRL-DPT/Thomas Mulkern, 
Building 321 Room 110, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5425.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Mulkern, (410) 278-0889, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army plans to grant

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an exclusive license to VICIS, Inc. in the field of use related to 
Helmet Chinstraps Incorporating Rate-Actuated Tethers for Football, 
Lacrosse and Hockey relative to the following--
     ``Rate-Responsive, Stretchable Devices'', U.S. Patent No.: 
9,303,717, Filing Date June 26, 2013, Issue Date April 5, 2016.
     ``Rate-Responsive, Stretchable Devices (Further 
Improvements)'', U.S. Patent Application No.: 15/057,944, Filing Date 
March 1, 2016.
    The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, the U.S. Army 
Research Laboratory 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(e) and 37 CFR 
404.7(a)(1)(i). Competing applications completed and received by the 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory within fifteen (15) days from 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.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16345 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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