Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

• Published date: 06 February 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 2150
• Record Number: 2019-01220
• Section: Notices
• Court: Agricultural Research Service,Agriculture Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 2150]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-01220]
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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 Oregon
                State University of Corvallis, Oregon, an exclusive license to the
                variety of blackberry described in U.S. Plant Patent Application Serial
                No. 15/998,301, ``BLACKBERRY PLANT NAMED `TWILIGHT''', filed on August
                2, 2018.
                DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,
                5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian T. Nakanishi of the Office of
                Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone:
                301-504-5989.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights in
                this plant variety are assigned to the United States of America, as
                represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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.
                Mojdeh Bahar,
                Assistant Administrator.
                [FR Doc. 2019-01220 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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