[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05156]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (20-024)]


Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant partially exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially 
exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the 
inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent Number 8,987,632 B2 
titled ``Modification of Surface Energy via Direct Laser Ablative 
Surface Patterning,'' NASA Case Number LAR-17769-1; and U.S. Patent 
Number 10,259,077 B2 titled ``Modification of Surface Energy via Direct 
Laser Ablative Surface Patterning,'' NASA Case Number LAR-17769-2, to 
Genetoo, Inc., having its principal place of business in Gaithersburg, 
MD. The fields of use may be limited to for performing laser ablation, 
on the surface of surgical implants, to enhance specific patterns and 
to avoid bacteria growth, and/or similar field(s) of use thereto. NASA 
has not yet made a determination to grant the requested license and may 
deny the requested license even if no objections are submitted within 
the comment period.

DATES: The prospective partially exclusive license may be granted 
unless NASA receives written objections including evidence and 
argument, no later than March 30, 2020 that establish that the grant of 
the license would not be consistent with the requirements regarding the 
licensing of federally owned inventions as set forth in the Bayh-Dohl 
Act and implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and 
received by NASA no later than March 30, 2020 will also be treated as 
objections to the grant of the contemplated partially exclusive 
license. 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.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Langley 
Research Center, MS 30, Hampton, Virginia 23681. Phone (757) 864-3221. 
Facsimile (757) 864-9190.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin W. Edwards, Patent Counsel, 
Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Langley Research Center, MS 30, Hampton, 
Virginia 23681. Phone (757) 864-3221. Facsimile (757) 864-9190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant a partially 
exclusive patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). 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 partially exclusive license will comply with the 
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can 
be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Helen M. Galus,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2020-05156 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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