[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-22283]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

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 Zoetis, 
LLC of Kalamazoo, Michigan, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 
9,528,094, ``ATTENUATED AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS VACCINE BASED IN THE 
DELETION OF MGF GENES'', issued on December 27, 2016 and U.S. Patent 
No. 9,808,520, ``RATIONALLY DEVELOPED AFRICAN SWINE FEVER ATTENUATED 
VIRUS STRAIN PROTECTS AGAINST CHALLENGE WITH PARENTAL VIRUS GEORGIA 
2007 ISOLATE'', issued on November 7, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 
301-504-5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights in 
these inventions are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license these inventions as Zoetis, LLC of Kalamazoo, 
Michigan has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a 
license. 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, 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 the license would not be consistent 
with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018-22283 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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