[Federal Register: November 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 222)]
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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that U.S. Patent Numbers 6,475,527, 
issued on November 5, 2002 and 6,761,911, issued on July 13, 2004, both 
entitled ``Use of chlorate ion or preparations thereof for reduction of 
food borne pathogens'', are available for licensing and that the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to 
grant to Eka Chemicals, Inc. of Marietta, Georgia, an exclusive license 
to these patents.

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, Room 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) 504-5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights to 
these patents are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license these patents as Eka Chemicals, Inc. of 
Marietta, Georgia has submitted a complete and sufficient application 
for a license. 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.

Richard J. Brenner,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-25601 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]

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