67 FR 43 pg. 9952 - Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 43Page: 9952
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-5199 Filed 3-4-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Agricultural Research Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License
AGENCY:
Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of availability and intent.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that the large-seeded Kabuli chickpea variety designated "Sierra," which is resistant to ascochyta blight, is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to the Washington State University Research Foundation of Pullman, Washington, an exclusive license to this variety.
DATES:
Comments must be received within ninety (90) calendar days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Register .
ADDRESSES:
Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 301-504-5257.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Federal Government's intellectual property rights to this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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 ninety (90) 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.
Michael D. Ruff,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-5199 Filed 3-4-02; 8:45 am]
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