Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, intends to grant an exclusive patent license to Bouligand LLC of Mount Airy, Maryland for U.S. rights to an invention described in patent application number 63/857,863 and its international counterpart PCT/US2026/036934, titled SOLAR-REFLECTIVE COMPOSITION. The license would permit the company to develop and commercialize products and services in the fields of UV protection for skincare, industrial coatings, and composite or polymer film materials, with exclusivity covering the United States and its territories. The license will be royalty-bearing and must adhere to the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7, ensuring that the grant promotes public benefit through effective commercialization. Comments or competing license applications must be submitted in writing by August 24, 2026, to be considered before the license is finalized. The solicitation, identified as NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-10, was posted on August 10, 2026, and responses are to be directed to the NIST Technology Partnerships Office. The primary point of contact is Robert Singman, with additional inquiries accepted via Cecile Pham at btp@nist.gov. The proposed license pertains to technology developed at NIST’s facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and the notice is part of the federal process to ensure transparency and public input prior to granting exclusive rights to government-held inventions.
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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, 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
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