NASA Patent License Opens the Door to an Unspecified Invention
Published Date: 6/17/2025
Notice
Summary
NASA plans to give Psionic Inc. an exclusive or shared patent license for a cool invention, but they want to hear from anyone who disagrees by July 2, 2025. This means businesses and innovators interested in this tech should act fast if they want a say. No money changes hands here yet, but this license could open doors for new tech developments.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
NASA intends to license to Psionic Inc.
NASA intends to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive U.S. patent license to Psionic Inc. for Patent Application Serial No. 18/521,454 (filed November 28, 2020). The notice identifies Psionic Inc., principal place of business in Hampton, Virginia, and sets a deadline for objections of July 2, 2025.
Deadline to Object or Submit Competing Applications
Other businesses and innovators may submit written objections or competing license applications to NASA, and those must be completed and received by July 2, 2025 to be treated as objections. Objections and competing applications received by that date will be considered in the licensing decision.
License Not Final; Fields of Use May Be Limited
NASA states it has not made a final determination and may deny the requested license even if no objections are submitted. The notice also says the fields of use for any license may be limited.
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