Washington, DC, USA
March 14, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05568]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Washington State Crop Improvement Association of Pullman, Washington, an exclusive license to the variety of lentil described in U.S. Plant Variety Protection Certificate Application No. 201400093, ``Avondale,'' filed on December 19, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 301-504-5989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's rights in this plant variety are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public interest to so license this plant variety as Washington State Crop Improvement Association of Pullman, Washington has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license. 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 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
Mojdeh Bahar,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-05568 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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