Federal Register: March 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 46)

DOCID: fr11mr09-29 FR Doc E9-5235

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCID: fr11mr09-29

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

DATES: Comments must be received April 10, 2009.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Innovative Foods, Inc. of South San Francisco, California, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/917,797, ``Novel Infrared Dry Blanching (IDB), Infrared Blanching, and Infrared Drying Technologies for Food Processing'', filed on August 13, 2004.

SUMMARY:

Intent to Grant Exclusive License

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Federal Government's patent rights in this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public interest to so license this invention as Innovative Foods, Inc. of South San Francisco, California 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 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.