Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Engineered Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Cancer Therapy; Correction, 14331 [2021-05272]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 48 / Monday, March 15, 2021 / Notices Dated: March 10, 2021. Lynette Wilson, Federal Register Liaison, Department of Health and Human Services. Dated: March 9, 2021. Daniel R Hernandez, Federal Register Officer, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2021–05322 Filed 3–12–21; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2021–05272 Filed 3–12–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Engineered Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Cancer Therapy; Correction Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development, Production, and Commercialization of Ebola Neutralizing Single Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Ebola Virus Disease in Humans AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: AGENCY: Notice; correction. The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health published a Notice in the Federal Register on February 25, 2021. That Notice requires a correction in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction In the Federal Register of February 25, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021–03873, on page 11548, as found within the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, correct to read: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES The use of the Licensed Patent Rights to develop, manufacture, distribute, sell, and use autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) adoptive cell therapy products for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, lung, breast, bladder, and HPV-positive cancers. Specifically excluded from this Agreement are cell therapy products involving TIL genetically modified for reactivity against cancer-specific mutations or TIL selected for reactivity against cancer-specific mutations, unless such cell therapy products are a combination of unselected, unmodified TIL therapy with the Licensee’s proprietary technologies or the Licensee’s in-licensed technologies. The field of use described in the Notice was found to be incorrect. The correction addresses this discrepancy by accurately stating the field of use which the NIH intends to grant to Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc for the disclosed federally owned invention. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent applications, inquiries, and comments relating to the contemplated Exclusive Patent License should be directed to: Andrew Burke, Ph.D., Senior Technology Transfer Manager, NCI Technology Transfer Center, Telephone: (240)–276–5484; Email: andy.burke@nih.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:36 Mar 12, 2021 National Institutes of Health, HHS. Jkt 253001 ACTION: Notice. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the U.S. and European Patents and Patent Applications listed in the Supplementary Information section of this Notice to Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, L.P., located in Miami, Florida. DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license which are received by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office on or before March 30, 2021 will be considered. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent applications, inquiries, and comments relating to the contemplated Exclusive Patent License should be directed to: Daniel Lee, J.D., Technology Transfer and Patent Specialist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Office by email (daniel.lee5@nih.gov) or phone (301– 761–6327). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Intellectual Property E–045–2015: Neutralizing Antibodies to Ebolavirus Glycoprotein and Their Use 1. United States Provisional Patent Application No. 62/087,087, filed 3 December 2014 (HHS Reference No. E– 045–2015–0–US–01); 2. International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/060733, filed 13 November 2015 (HHS Reference No. E– 045–2015–0–PCT–02); PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14331 3. European Patent Application No. 15797815.6, filed 13 November 2015 (HHS Reference No. E–045–2015–0–EP– 03); and 4. United States Patent No. 10,273,288, issued 30 April 2019 (HHS Reference No. E–045–2015–0–US–05). The patent and patent application rights in these inventions have been assigned and/or exclusively licensed to the government of the United States of America. The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide and the fields of use may be limited to the following: Development, production, and commercialization of Ebola neutralizing monoclonal antibody mAb114, as a single antibody not in combination with other monoclonal antibodies, for the treatment of Ebola virus disease in humans. This technology discloses the discovery, isolation, production, and advancement in the development of recombinant neutralizing antibodies specific to the Ebola virus glycoprotein, varying Ebola virus glycoprotein recognition profiles, and increasing neutralization potency for a therapeutic in a patient diagnosed with Ebola virus. This Notice is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing, and the prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases receives written evidence and argument that establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404. Complete applications for a license in the prospective field of use that are timely filed in response to this notice will be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated exclusive patent commercialization license. In response to this notice, the public may file comments or objections. Comments and objections, other than those in the form of a license application, will not be treated confidentially, and may be made publicly available. License applications submitted in response to this notice will be presumed to contain business confidential information. and any release of information from these license applications will be made only as required and upon a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-05272]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Engineered 
Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Cancer Therapy; Correction

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services, National 
Institutes of Health published a Notice in the Federal Register on 
February 25, 2021. That Notice requires a correction in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of February 25, 2021, in FR Doc. 2021-
03873, on page 11548, as found within the Supplementary Information 
section, correct to read:

    The use of the Licensed Patent Rights to develop, manufacture, 
distribute, sell, and use autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocyte 
(TIL) adoptive cell therapy products for the treatment of metastatic 
melanoma, lung, breast, bladder, and HPV-positive cancers. 
Specifically excluded from this Agreement are cell therapy products 
involving TIL genetically modified for reactivity against cancer-
specific mutations or TIL selected for reactivity against cancer-
specific mutations, unless such cell therapy products are a 
combination of unselected, unmodified TIL therapy with the 
Licensee's proprietary technologies or the Licensee's in-licensed 
technologies.

    The field of use described in the Notice was found to be incorrect. 
The correction addresses this discrepancy by accurately stating the 
field of use which the NIH intends to grant to Iovance Biotherapeutics, 
Inc for the disclosed federally owned invention.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent applications, inquiries, 
and comments relating to the contemplated Exclusive Patent License 
should be directed to: Andrew Burke, Ph.D., Senior Technology Transfer 
Manager, NCI Technology Transfer Center, Telephone: (240)-276-5484; 
Email: [email protected].

    Dated: March 9, 2021.
Daniel R Hernandez,
Federal Register Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-05272 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P


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