Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License

Summary

The US Department of Agriculture is making a Federally owned invention, U.S. Patent No. 5,919,446, available for licensing. The USDA plans to grant an exclusive license to Northwest Agricultural Products for this patent, which was originally filed on October 27, 1997, for controlling fire blight on pome fruit trees using Erwinia herbicola.