[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 74813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30267]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (15-111)]


Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 
an exclusive patent license in the United to practice the invention 
described and claimed in the following U.S. Patent Applications by, 
inter alia, engaging in marketing activities: U.S. Patent Application 
No. 13/601,194, ``Microfluidic Device and Method of Fabricating 
Microfluidic Devices,'' and U.S. Patent Application No. 14/021,812 
``MEMS Chip with Microfluid Channel Having Multi-Function Microposts,'' 
to ICAP Patent Brokerage, having its principal place of business in New 
York, NY.
    The patent rights in these inventions have been assigned to the 
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective 
exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. NASA has not yet made a determination to 
grant exclusive licenses and may deny the requested licenses even if no 
objections are submitted within the comment period.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NASA receives 
written objections including evidence and argument that establish that 
the grant of exclusives licenses would not be consistent with the 
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications 
completed and received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of the date of 
this published notice will also be treated as objections.
    Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made 
available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by 
law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Mr. Bryan A. Geurts, Chief Patent Counsel, Goddard Space 
Flight Center, Code 140.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771, Phone: (301) 286-7351; 
Fax (301) 286-9502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darryl Mitchell, Innovative Technology 
Partnerships Office, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 504, Greenbelt, 
MD 20771 Phone: (301) 286-5810. Information about other NASA inventions 
available for licensing can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov/.

Mark P. Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2015-30267 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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