[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR404.8]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER IV--ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 404--LICENSING OF GOVERNMENT OWNED INVENTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 404.8  Application for a license.

    An application for a license should be addressed to the Federal 
agency having custody of the invention and shall normally include:
    (a) Identification of the invention for which the license is desired 
including the patent application serial number or patent number, title, 
and date, if known;
    (b) Identification of the type of license for which the application 
is submitted;
    (c) Name and address of the person, company, or organization 
applying for the license and the citizenship or place of incorporation 
of the applicant;
    (d) Name, address, and telephone number of the representative of the 
applicant to whom correspondence should be sent;
    (e) Nature and type of applicant's business, identifying products or 
services which the applicant has successfully commercialized, and 
approximate number of applicant's employees;
    (f) Source of information concerning the availability of a license 
on the invention;
    (g) A statement indicating whether the applicant is a small business 
firm as defined in Sec. 404.3(c)
    (h) A detailed description of applicant's plan for development or 
marketing of the invention, or both, which should include:
    (1) A statement of the time, nature and amount of anticipated 
investment of capital and other resources which applicant believes will 
be required to

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bring the invention to practical application;
    (2) A statement as to applicant's capability and intention to 
fulfill the plan, including information regarding manufacuturing, 
marketing, financial, and technical resources;
    (3) A statement of the fields of use for which applicant intends to 
practice the invention; and
    (4) A statement of the geographic areas in which applicant intends 
to manufacture any products embodying the invention and geographic areas 
where applicant intends to use or sell the invention, or both;
    (i) Identification of licenses previously granted to applicant under 
federally owned inventions;
    (j) A statement containing applicant's best knowledge of the extent 
to which the invention is being practiced by private industry or 
Government, or both, or is otherwise available commercially; and
    (k) Any other information which applicant believes will support a 
determination to grant the license to applicant.