[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32543]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Hy-
Gene, Inc., of Ventura, California, an exclusive license for certain 
uses in the field of medical devices to U.S. Patent Application Serial 
No. 08/233,173, filed April 26, 1994, and U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994, 
issued October 14, 1997, both entitled ``Non-Separable Starch-Oil 
Compositions.'' Notice of Availability for U.S. Patent Application 
Serial No. 08/233,173 was published in the Federal Register on October 
24, 1994; Patent No. 5,676,994 is a continuation of Serial No. 08/
233,173.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of the Director, 
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Room 2042, 1815 
N. University Street, Peoria, Illinois 61604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Watkins of the National Center 
for Agricultural Utilization Research at the Peoria address given 
above; telephone: 309-681-6545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights to 
these 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 these inventions as Hy-Gene, Inc., 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 sixty (60) 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.
R.M. Parry, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-32543 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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