[Federal Register: May 16, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 94)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: The Development of C-6
and C-8 Modified cAMP-Derivatives for the Treatment of Cancer
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the
grant of an exclusive patent license to practice the inventions
embodied in U.S. Patent Application No. 07/198,489 filed May 23, 1988,
entitled ``Use of 8-Cl-cAMP as Anticancer Drug'' [HHS Reference No. E-
132-1988/0-US-01], PCT Application filed May 19, 1989 [HHS Reference
No. E-132-1988/0-PCT-02], U.S. Patent Application No. 07/896,452 filed
June 4, 1992, entitled ``Use of 8-Cl-cAMP as Anticancer Drug'' [HHS
Reference No. E-132-1988/0-US-04], U.S. Patent 5,792,752 filed October
27, 1994 and issued August 11, 1998, entitled ``Use of 8-Cl-cAMP as
Anticancer Drug'' [HHS Reference No. E-132-1988/0-US-05], U.S. Patent
5,902,794 filed September 22, 1997 and issued May 11, 1999, entitled
``Use of 8-Cl-cAMP as Anticancer Drug'' [HHS Reference No. E-132-1988/
0-US-06] and Canadian Patent Application No. 133572 filed May 19, 1989,
entitled ``Use of 8-Cl-cAMP as Anticancer Drug'' [HHS Reference No. E-
132-1988/0-CA-03], to Kuhnil Pharm. Co. Ltd., which has offices in
Seoul, Republic of Korea. The patent rights in these inventions have
been assigned and/or exclusively licensed to the Government of the
United States of America.
The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide, and
the field of use may be limited to the treatment of cancer with 8-Cl-
cAMP.
This notice replaces the Prospective Grant notice published in the
Federal Register on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 (71 FR 26979).
DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license which
are received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before July
17, 2006 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent application, inquiries,
comments, and other materials relating to the contemplated exclusive
license should be directed to: David A. Lambertson, PhD., Technology
Licensing Specialist, Office of Technology Transfer, National
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,
MD 20852-3804; Telephone: (301) 435-4632; Facsimile: (301) 402-0220; E-
mail: lambertsond@od.nih.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a natural biological
product with a number of regulatory functions at physiological levels.
At higher than physiological concentrations, cAMP has the ability to
inhibit the aberrant growth of malignant cells. Because cAMP is a
natural product involved in normal biological function, this inhibition
occurs without causing significant toxicity. However, this is not a
feasible method for treating cancer in vivo because of potential
interference with the physiological role of cAMP.
C-6 and C-8 modified cAMP derivatives also inhibit the growth of
malignant cells. One such derivative, 8-Cl-cAMP, has effectively
decreased tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Specifically, 8-Cl-cAMP
showed the ability to decrease tumor growth in leukemia mouse models
and xenografts of human tumors. Because of the low toxicity associated
with 8-Cl-cAMP, this compound has promise as an anti-cancer agent,
particularly with regard to hematological malignancies.
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
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within sixty (60) days from the date of this published notice, the NIH
receives written evidence and argument that 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.
Applications for a license in the field of use filed in response to
this notice will be treated as objections to the grant of the
contemplated exclusive license. Comments and objections submitted to
this notice will not be made available for public inspection and, to
the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
Dated: May 10, 2006.
David R. Sadowski,
Acting Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer,
Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-7435 Filed 5-15-06; 8:45 am]
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