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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 Buena 
Biosystems, Inc., of Ventura, California, and Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc., 
of Albany, Oregon, co-exclusive licenses to U.S. Patent No. 5,834,177 
issued on November 10, 1998, and the Continuation-In-Part to this 
Application, Serial No. 09/094,158 filed June 8, 1998, both entitled 
``Artificial Media for Rearing Entomophages.'' Notice of Availability 
was published in the Federal Register on August 7, 1997, for U.S. 
Patent No. 5,834,177.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 22, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
Room 415, Building 005, BARC-West, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350.

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 
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 Buena Biosystems, Inc., and 
Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc., have each submitted a complete and sufficient 
application for a license. The prospective co-exclusive licenses 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 co-exclusives 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.
Richard M. Parry, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 99-1306 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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