Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License Tender - 147423821

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Country: USA

Summary: Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License

Deadline: 01 Sep 2026

Posting Date: 18 Aug 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 147423821

Document Ref. No.: NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-11

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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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 [email protected].
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 applicatio...
Notice ID: nist-oaam-amd-tpo-sn-26-11

Department/Ind. Agency: commerce, department of

Sub-tier: national institute of standards and technology

Inactive Dates: sep 16, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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