Notice of Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License

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This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (``NIST''), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license world-wide to NIST's interest in the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Application 09/058,182, titled, ``Microroughness-Blind Optical Scattering Instrument'', filed April 10, 1998; NIST Docket No. 97-014US to ADE Corporation, having a place of business at 80 Wilson Way, Westwood, MA. The grant of the license would be for all fields of use.