2010-16894. Availability for Non-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Licensing of a U.S. Patent Application

AGENCY:

Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the invention set forth in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/149,076, entitled “Combinations of Gene Deletions for Live Attenuated Shigella Vaccine Strains,” filed April 25, 2008. Foreign rights are also available for licensing (PCT/US2008/005342). The United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights to this invention.

ADDRESSES:

Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, [phone]. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA), [phone], both at telefax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The invention relates generally to Shigella vaccine, strains, their use in vaccines, and the methods for treatment of dysentery.

Brenda S. Bowen,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.