[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12945-12946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04553]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (20-026)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Co-Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant co-exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a co-exclusive 
patent license in the United States to practice the invention described 
and claimed in U.S. Patent Application entitled, ``Method for 
Simulation of Flow in Fluid Flow Network Having One-Dimensional and 
Multi-Dimensional Flow Components'', MFS-33798-1, to MODE Technology 
Group, having its principal place of business in Denver, CO. The fields 
of use may be limited. The patent rights in these inventions have been 
assigned to the United States of American as represented by the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
NASA has not yet made a determination to grant the requested license 
and may deny the requested license even if no objections are submitted 
within the comment period.

DATES: The prospective co-exclusive license may be granted unless NASA 
receives written objections, including evidence and argument no later 
than March 20, 2020 that establish that the grant of the license would 
not be consistent with the requirements regarding the licensing of 
federally owned inventions as set forth in the Bayh-Dole Act and 
implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and received 
by NASA no later than March 20, 2020 will also be treated as objections 
to the grant of the contemplated co-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.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to James J. McGroary, Chief Patent counsel/LS01, NASA 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 544-0013. 
Email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cory S. Efird, Technology Transfer 
Branch/ST22, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, 
(256) 617-0237. Email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant a co-
exclusive patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in these inventions have 
been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The 
prospective co-exclusive license will comply with the requirements of 
35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can 
be

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found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Helen M. Galus,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2020-04553 Filed 3-4-20; 8:45 am]
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