Department of Health and Human Services December 8, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a worldwide exclusive license, to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/850,132, filed October 6, 2006, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/0-US-01); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/864,153, filed November 02, 2006, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/1-US-01); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/888,754, filed February 07, 2007, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/2-US-01); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/910,549, filed April 06, 2007, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/3-US-01); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/956,375, filed August 16, 2007, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227- 2006/4-US-01); PCT Patent Application No. PCT/2007/080647, filed October 5, 2007, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/5-PCT-01); U.S. Patent Application No. 12/444,364, filed April 3, 2009 (HHS Ref. No. E- 227-2006/5-US-02); Canadian Patent Application No. 2,665,287, filed October 5, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/5-CA-03); Australian Patent Application No. 2007319576, filed October 5, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-227- 2006/5-AU-04); European Patent Application No. 07868382.8, filed October 5, 2007 (HHS Ref. No. E-227-2006/5-EP-05); U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/086,991, filed August 7, 2008, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0-US-01); PCT Patent Application No. PCT/2009/ 052902, filed August 5, 2009, now abandoned (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0- PCT-02); U.S. Patent Application No. 13/057,447, filed February 3, 2011 (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0-US-06); Canadian Patent Application No. 2732102 filed August 5, 2009 (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0-CA-043); Australian Patent Application No. 2009279676, filed August 5, 2009 (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0-AU-03); and European Patent Application No. 09791202.6, filed August 5, 2009 (HHS Ref. No. E-153-2008/0-EP-08), entitled ``Prevention of Tissue Ischemia, Related Methods and Compositions,'' and ``Radioprotectants Targeting Thrombospondin-1 and CD47,'' to Radiation Control Technologies, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware having its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The United States of America is the assignee of the rights of the above inventions. The prospective exclusive license territory may be ``worldwide,'' and the field of use may be limited to: (1) The use of morpholino oligonucleotides that reduce expression of CD47 in combination with radiotherapy, to treat or prevent cancers in humans; and (2) the use of morpholino oligonucleotides that reduce expression of CD47 to treat or prevent radiation exposure damage in humans.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

The Office of Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is seeking nominations of qualified individuals to be considered for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA). ACBSA is a Federal advisory committee in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Management support for the activities of this Committee is the responsibility of the OASH. The qualified individuals will be nominated to the Secretary of HHS for consideration of appointment as members of the ACBSA. Members of the Committee, including the Chair, are appointed by the Secretary. Members are invited to serve on the Committee for up to four-year terms.