Federal Register: June 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 115)
DOCID: FR Doc E6-9351
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Patent licenses; non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially exclusive:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License
DATES: Comments must be received by July 17, 2006.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Becton Dickinson of Sparks, Maryland, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 5,891,709, ``CampyCefex selective and differential medium for campylobacter'', issued on April 6, 1999. Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Becton Dickinson of Sparks, Maryland, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent No. 6,368,847, ``Selective media for recovery and enumeration of campylobacters'', issued on April 9, 2002.
SUMMARY:
Becton Dickinson,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The Federal Government's patent rights in
the 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 the inventions as Becton Dickinson of Sparks,
Maryland has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a
license. The prospective exclusive license will be royaltybearing 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
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requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 3015045989.