[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 66015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27454]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Development of
Therapeutics To Treat Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease,
and Liver Fibrosis in Humans
AGENCY: National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR
part 404.7, that the National Institutes of Health, Department of
Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive
patent license to practice the following inventions embodied in the
following patent applications, entitled ``CB1 receptor mediating
compounds'':
1. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 61/991,333
HHS Ref. No.: E-140-2014/0-US-01
Filed: May 09, 2014
2. PCT Application No.: PCT/US2015/029946
HHS Ref. No.: E-140-2014/0-PCT-02
Filed: May 08, 2015
3. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.: 61/725,949
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-US-01
Filed: November 13, 2012
4. PCT Application No.: PCT/US2013/069686
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-PCT-02
Filed: November 12, 2013
5. U.S. Patent Application No.: 14/442,383
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-US-03
Filed: May 12, 2015
6. Canadian Patent Application No.: 2889697
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-CA-04
Filed: April 27, 2015
7. European Patent Application No.: 13802153.0
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-EP-05
Filed: June 01, 2015
8. Indian Patent Application No.: 3733/DELNP/2015
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-IN-06
Filed: May 01, 2015
9. Japanese Patent Application No.: 2015-542015
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-JP-07
Filed: May 11, 2015
10. Chinese Patent Application No.: 201380069389.9
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/0-CN-08
Filed: July 3, 2015
11. U.S. Provisional Application No.: 62/171,179
HHS Ref. No.: E-282-2012/1-US-01
Filed: June 04, 2015
to Inversago Pharma Inc., (``Inversago''), a company incorporated under
the laws of Canada having an office in at least Montreal-Ouest, Quebec,
Canada. The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the
United States of America. This license may be worldwide. The field of
use may be related to ``Development of therapeutics to treat obesity,
type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis in humans.''
DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license which
are received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before
November 12, 2015 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent application, patents,
inquiries, comments, and other materials relating to the contemplated
exclusive license should be directed to: Patrick McCue, Ph.D., Senior
Licensing and Patenting Manager, Technology Advancement Office, The
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 12A
South Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, Telephone: (301) 435-5560; Email:
[email protected]. A signed confidentiality non-disclosure
agreement will be required to receive copies of any patent applications
that have not been published by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office or the World Intellectual Property Organization.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This technology, and its corresponding
patent applications, is directed to methods of treating obesity and
associated diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hepatic steatosis, and
liver fibrosis by administering an agent that reduces appetite, body
weight, and insulin resistance. This technology may be useful as a
means for treating obesity and metabolic syndrome without serious
adverse neuropsychiatric side effects.
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 part
404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within
fifteen (15) 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 part 404.7.
Properly-filed and complete competing applications for a license in
response to this notice will be treated as objections to the
contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response 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: October 19, 2015.
Anna Z. Amar,
Acting Deputy Director, Technology Advancement Office, National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney, Diseases, National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-27454 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am]
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