[Federal Register: January 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 13)] [Notices] [Page 2647] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22ja07-20] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Natural Industries, Inc. of Houston, Texas, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/678,023, ``Chromobacterium Subtsugae Sp. Nov. and Use for Control of Insect Pests'', filed on October 1, 2003. DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) 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 intellectual property rights to 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 Natural Industries, Inc. of Houston, Texas 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 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. [FR Doc. E7-676 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-03-P