Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 30.12.2003

Intent To Grant Exclusive License

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404, EPA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to practice the invention described and claimed in the patent application listed below, all U.S. patents issuing therefrom, and all reexamined and reissued patents granted in the United States in connection with such patent application to Analytical Engineering, Incorporated of Columbus, Indiana. The patent application is: U.S. Patent Application No. 10/306,044, entitled "Exhaust Aftertreatment System and Method for an Internal Combustion Engine," filed November 27, 2002 and claiming priority from the first filed provisional application, filed November 29, 2001. Normally, 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1) requires an agency to issue both a notice of availability of an invention for exclusive licensing, as well as a notice of intent to grant the exclusive license. However, EPA has authority under the same 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1) to proceed without a notice of availability when expeditious transfer of rights will best serve the interest of the Federal government and the public. Under that authority, EPA has decided not to issue a notice of availability of this in