In the November 5, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Research Service ("ARS") gave notice that it intended to grant to Microarray Equipment & Supplies, LLC of Cupertino, California, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/724,736, "Oligonucleotide Probes For Specific Identification Of Noroviruses And Other Pathogens," filed on May 28, 2015. The prospective exclusive license, which would be royalty-bearing, may be granted unless, within 30 days from the date of this published Notice, the ARS receives written evidence and argument establishing that grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Comments are due December 7, 2015.
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