[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8784]
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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
Caribbean Superabsorbent Company, Inc., of Beaverton, Oregon, an
exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 06/448,675
filed December 10, 1982, entitled, ``Modified Starches as Extenders for
Absorbent Polymers.'' Notice of Availability was published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1983.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 2, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, MWA, Office of the Director,
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Room 2042, 1815
North 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
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 Caribbean Superabsorbent
Company, 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.
Richard M. Parry, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-8784 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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