UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
The Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology 
Washington, O.C. 20230 
September 14, 1976 
Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson 
Director, National Institutes 
of Health 
Building 1, Room 124 
Bethesda, Maryland 20014 
Dear Dr. Fredrickson: 
Your September 7, 1976 letter requested views on options 
for patents and licensing of patents on processes for 
inducing recombinant DNA which resulted from studies 
conducted under HEW grants. The administration of patents 
and licensing of patents is conducted by Mr. C. Marshall 
Dann, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. Your letter 
has been referred to Mr. Dann for consideration and reply. 
Thank you for the opportunity to assist in this matter. 
Sincerely, 
) \yJJL* — D 
William V. Hartwell, Ph.D 
Environmental Health Specialist 
Office of Environmental Affairs 
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