Name of License: Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License
Summary: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Central Bean Company, Inc. of Quincy, Washington, an exclusive license to the variety of pinto bean described in Plant Variety Protection Certificate Application Number 202100360, ‘PT10-12-1 (USDA BASIN) PINTO,’ filed on June 15, 2021.
Dates: Comments must be received on or before December 12, 2022.
Address: Send comments to: Diana D. Halsey, Technology Licensing Specialist, USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 301-504-4878, [email protected].
For Further Information Contact: Diana D. Halsey, Technology Licensing Specialist, USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 301-504-4878, [email protected].
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 Central Bean Company, Inc. of Quincy, 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.
BRIAN T. NAKANISHI, Assistant Administrator
Posted November 10, 2022