[compost_tea] Re:pretty close to compost tea!

From: tomjasz <tom_at_livesoil.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:33:57 -0000

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Jeff Lowenfels <jeff@g...> wrote:
>
> From: ARS News Service <NewsService_at_a...>
> The ARS team, together with University of Idaho scientists, will
> collaborate with a commercial firm to conduct further tests under a
> cooperative research and development agreement.



http://www.ars.usda.gov/business/docs.htm?docid=771&page=1


Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) program is
the primary tool linking government and industry researchers.  This
program, authorized under the Federal Technology Transfer Act of
1986, allows federal laboratories and businesses to form commercial
partnerships that help move new technologies into the marketplace. 
ARS scientists and companies work together to develop a research plan
that is consistent with the agency's mission.  Under a CRADA, ARS
scientists collaborate with private firms to help commercialize the
technologies developed.  A CRADA allows the company the first right
to negotiate an exclusive license to any inventions that emerge under
the agreement. 
The objective of the CRADA is to expedite federal research activities
to the private sector to enhance global and domestic competitiveness.

Licensing Information
The Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) negotiates with the private
sector the licensing of USDA patented technologies, pursuant to the
policy and objectives set forth in the 1980 amendments to the Patent
and Trademark Laws (Bayh-Dole) Act and the Federal Technology
Transfer Act of 1986. Companies interested in licensing USDA
technology can obtain a license application online  or from an OTT
licensing staff member.
License fees and royalties are negotiated on a case by case basis and
depend upon several factors including the scope of the rights
granted, the size of the potential market, and the time and financial
investment required by the licensee to bring a product to market.
Information provided by the license applicant concerning the product
concept, market size, profitability, and additional research and
development required prior to product introduction is used to
determine fair fees and royalties for each invention.
Licenses can be granted both exclusively and non-exclusively or by
specific field of use. Negotiated royalty rates are based upon the
anticipated profit margins for the products to be marketed by the
licensee.

Link to patents, referred to patent appears to be 8 or so years old!
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?
Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/search-
bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=ptxt&s1=Slininger.INZZ.&OS=IN/Slining
er&RS=IN/Slininger







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