# 2025-11093: NASA Considers Licensing Patents for Underwater Imaging Technology

2025-11093, Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive, Co-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Patent License, is a Federal Register notice from National Aeronautics and Space Administration published 2025-06-17, effective The prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive license may be granted unless NASA receives written objections or competing applications no later than July 2, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11093
- Title: Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive, Co-Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Patent License
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 25647
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: The prospective exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive license may be granted unless NASA receives written objections or competing applications no later than July 2, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

NASA Considers Licensing Patents for Underwater Imaging Technology

## Summary

NASA plans to give VedPhoto LLC a special license to use two cool underwater and imaging patents. If anyone thinks this isn’t fair or wants to compete, they have until July 2, 2025, to speak up. This move could boost tech innovation while protecting NASA’s inventions and might involve some money for licensing fees.

## Abstract

NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive or partially exclusive patent license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents and/or patent applications listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

## Effects PRIA read

- VedPhoto May Receive Exclusive Patent License: benefit, medium. NASA intends to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive United States patent license to VedPhoto LLC (Miami, Florida) to practice U.S. Patent 10,929,966 and U.S. Patent 10,041,833. NASA may still deny the license, and objections or competing applications must be submitted by July 2…
- Exclusivity Could Limit Others’ Use: cost, medium. If NASA grants an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive license to VedPhoto LLC, that exclusivity could limit other U.S. parties from practicing the inventions claimed in U.S. Patent 10,929,966 and U.S. Patent 10,041,833 in the licensed fields of use. The notice states that the fields of…
- Stakeholders Can Object or Compete By July 2, 2025: benefit, low. Third parties may submit written objections (including evidence and argument) or competing license applications to NASA by July 2, 2025. Objections and competing applications received by that date will be treated as challenges to the contemplated exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive lice…

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## Sources
- [2025-11093 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11093/notice-of-intent-to-grant-an-exclusive-co-exclusive-or-partially-exclusive-patent-license)
- [2025-11093 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11093.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11093 (as of 2026-11-03).