[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23355-23356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09220]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) hereby gives notice that DOE 
intends to grant an exclusive license to practice the invention 
described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Number 16/895,188 
titled ``Colorimetric Detection of Actinides'' and the resulting 
patent(s) to Innovyz USA LLC, a company having its principal place of 
business at Chicago, IL. The patent application is owned by United 
States of America, as represented by DOE.

DATES: Written comments, objections, or nonexclusive license 
applications must be received at the address listed by May 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments, applications for nonexclusive licenses, or 
objections relating to the prospective exclusive license should be 
submitted to Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Technology 
Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Room 6F-
067, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585. or emailed to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne Lynch, Office of the 
Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual 
Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Room 6F-067, 1000 Independence 
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585; Email: [email protected]; and 
Phone: (202) 586-3815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice, issued in accordance with 35 
U.S.C. 209(c)(1), 37 CFR 407(a)(1)(i) and 35 U.S.C. 209(c), gives DOE 
the authority to grant exclusive or partially exclusive licenses in 
federally-owned inventions where a determination is made, among other 
things, that the desired practical application of the invention has not 
been achieved, or is not likely to be achieved expeditiously, under a 
nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR 
404) require that the necessary determinations be made after public 
notice and opportunity for filing written comments and objections. The 
prospective exclusive license complies with the requirements of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Innovyz USA LLC has applied for an exclusive license to practice 
the inventions embodied in the patent application and has plans for 
commercialization of the inventions.
    Within 15 days of publication of this notice, any person may submit 
in writing to DOE's General Counsel for Intellectual Property and 
Technology Transfer Office (contact information listed in the ADDRESSES 
section), either of the following, together with supporting documents: 
(i) A statement setting forth reasons why it would not be in the best 
interest of the United States to grant the proposed license; or (ii) An 
application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in which 
applicant states that it already has brought the invention to practical 
application or is likely to bring the invention to practical 
application expeditiously.
    The proposed license would be exclusive, subject to a license and 
other rights retained by the United States, and subject to a negotiated 
royalty. DOE will review all timely written responses to this notice, 
and will grant the licenses if, after expiration of the 15-day notice 
period, and after consideration of any written responses to this 
notice, a determination is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) 
that the licenses are in the public interest.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 26, 
2021, by Brian Lally, Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer 
and Intellectual Property, pursuant to delegated authority from the 
Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date 
is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in 
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-09220 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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