Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License -
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-11
- Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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 is contemplating granting an exclusive worldwide patent license to EMode Photonix LLC of Boulder, Colorado, with a September 1, 2026 deadline for written comments or competing applications. The license covers NIST's interest in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/877,932 (filed July 24, 2019, "Apparatus and Method for Efficient Detection of Infrared Light from Intersubband Transitions in a Semiconductor," NIST Reference 19-042P1) and U.S. Patent No. 11,271,023 B2 (issued March 8, 2022, "Quantum Waveguide Infrared Photodetector," NIST Reference 19-042US1). The field of use is limited to development, manufacture, use, and sale of licensed products or practice of licensed processes. The license will be royalty bearing and comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. NIST will grant the license unless written evidence and argument received within fifteen days from the published notice date establish that the grant would not be consistent with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Inquiries should be directed to Patrick McCue, Patenting and Licensing Manager, at patrick.mccue@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, is contemplating the grant to EMode Photonix LLC, of Boulder, Colorado, of an exclusive license to NIST's interest in the inventions embodied in the following patents and patent applications:
a. United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/877,932, filed July 24, 2019, and entitled, “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DETECTION OF INFRARED LIGHT FROM INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR” [NIST Reference no. 19-042P1]; and
b. United States Patent No. 11,271,023 B2, issued March 8, 2022, and entitled, “QUANTUM WAVEGUIDE INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR” [NIST Reference no. 19-042US1].
The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to the following:
“The development, manufacture, use, and sale of Licensed Products or for the practice of Licensed Processes.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Patrick McCue, Patenting and Licensing Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Office, at patrick.mccue@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 September 1, 2026, will be considered.
Berthany Loftin,
Director, Technology Partnerships Office
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Final FRN_Exclusive Patent License_19-042-EX1.pdf |
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