[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18108]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Fonet, Inc;. Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an intent to grant to Fonet, Inc. of
Clearwater, Florida, an exclusive license to practice the invention
described in U.S. Patent No. 5,205,624, entitled ``Material Isolation
Enclosure.'' The invention is owned by the United States of America, as
represented by the Department of Energy (DOE).
DATES: Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be
received at the address listed below no later than September 16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Office of Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer
and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Marchick, Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F-067,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202)
586-4792.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 209(c) provides the Department
with authority to grant exclusive licenses in Department-owned
inventions, where a determination can be made, among other things, that
the desired practical application of the invention has not been
achieved, or is not likely expeditiously to be achieved, under a
nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR
part 404) require that the necessary determinations be made after
public notice and opportunity for filing written objections.
Fonet, Inc., of Clearwater, Florida, has applied for an exclusive
license to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent No.
5,205,624, and has a plan for commercialization of the invention. The
patent is entitled ``Material Isolation Enclosure,'' useful for
isolating hazardous materials, including toxic substances and certain
biological materials. The patent relates to an enclosure similar to a
glovebox for isolating materials from the atmosphere, yet allowing a
technician to manipulate the materials located inside the enclosure.
The exclusive license will be subject to a license and other rights
retained by the U.S. Government, and other terms and conditions to be
negotiated. DOE intends to grant the license, upon a final
determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. Sec. 209(c), unless, within
60 days of this notice, the Assistant General Counsel for Technology
Transfer and Intellectual Property, Department of Energy, Washington,
DC 20585, receives in writing any of the following, together with
supporting documents.
(i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would
not be in the best interests of the United States to grant the proposed
license; or
(ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in
which applicant states that he has already brought the invention to
practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical
application expeditiously.
The Department will review all timely written responses to this
notice, and will grant the license if, after consideration of written
responses to this notice, a determination is made that the license
grant is in the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 1996.
Agnes P. Dover,
Deputy General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Procurement.
[FR Doc. 96-18108 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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