Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-10
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced its intent to grant an exclusive patent license to Bouligand LLC of Mount Airy, Maryland, with a response deadline of August 24, 2026. The license covers NIST's interest in a solar-reflective composition invention disclosed in U.S. Patent Application 63/857,863 (filed August 5, 2025) and corresponding international application PCT/US2026/036934 (filed July 16, 2026). The scope of the prospective exclusive license encompasses development and sale of products and services in UV protection for skincare, industrial coatings, composite materials, and polymer film products. The license will be royalty-bearing and subject to 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. NIST will grant the license unless written evidence and argument received by the Technology Partnerships Office on or before August 24, 2026 demonstrate that the grant would be inconsistent with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Inquiries should be directed to Cecile Pham, Patenting and Licensing Manager, at btp@nist.gov.
Notice text
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice; prospective grant of exclusive patent license.
SUMMARY: This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), U.S. Department of Commerce, intends to grant to Bouligand LLC, of Mount Airy, Maryland an exclusive license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the invention embodied in the following patents:
a. US Patent Application Number: 63/857,863
International Application Number: PCT/US2026/036934
Title: SOLAR-REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION
U.S. Application Filing Date: 08/05/2025
International Filing Date: 07/16/2026
b. The grant of the license would be for development and sale of products and services in the areas of UV protection for skincare, industrial coating, composite and polymer film products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cecile Pham, Patenting and Licensing Manager, btp@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, NIST receives written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
Dates: Only written comments or applications for a license (or both) which are received by the NIST Technology Partnerships Office on or before August 24, 2026, will be considered.
Bethany Loftin
Director, Technology Partnerships Office
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Final FRN_Exclusive Patent License_20-051-EX1.pdf |
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