EXHIBIT 6.2
ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT,
"NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS
AND USES THEREOF FOR DIRECT NUCLEIC
ACID INCORPORATION INTO CELLS."
ASSIGNMENT
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FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt, sufficiency and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, do hereby:
SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER, to Gene-Cell (the "Assignee"), having a
place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, the entire right,
title and interest for the United States and all foreign countries in and
to any and all improvements which are disclosed in the application for
International publication No. WO 98/28417 which has been filed on December
20, 1996 and is entitled NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREOF FOR
DIRECT NUCLEIC ACID INCORPORATION INTO CELLS, such application and all
divisional, continuing, substitute, renewal, reissue and all other
applications for patent which have been or shall be filed in the United
States and all foreign countries on any of such improvements; all original
and reissued patents which have been or shall be issued in the United
States and all foreign countries on such improvements; and specifically
including the right to file foreign applications under the provisions of
any convention or treaty and claim priority based on such application in
the United States;
AUTHORIZE AND REQUEST the issuing authority to issue any and all
United States and foreign patents granted on such improvements to the
Assignee;
WARRANT AND COVENANT that no assignment grant, mortgage, license or
other agreement affecting the rights and property herein conveyed has been
or will be made to others by the undersigned, and that the full right to
convey the same as herein expressed is possessed by the undersigned;
COVENANT, when requested and at the expense of the Assignee, to carry
out in good faith the intent and purpose of this assignment, the
undersigned will execute all divisional, continuing, substitute, renewal,
reissue, and all other patent applications on any and all such
improvements; execute all rightful oaths, declarations, assignments, powers
of attorney and other papers; communicate to the Assignee all facts known
to the undersigned relating to such improvements and the history thereof;
and generally do everything possible which the Assignee shall consider
desirable for vesting title to such improvements in the Assignee, and for
securing, maintaining and enforcing proper patent protection for such
improvements;
TO BE BINDING on the heirs, assigns, representatives and successor of
the undersigned and extend to the successors, assigns, and nominees of the
Assignee.
(Signature) By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Date: 7/22/99
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
STATE OF TEXAS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF GALVESTON )
BEFORE Me, the undersigned authority, on this 22ND day of July, 1999,
personally appeared XXXXX X. XXXXX known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same of his own free will for the purposes and consideration
therein expressed.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Notary or Consular Officer
(Signature) By: /s/ Aquig Yao Date: 7/22/99
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Name: Xxxxx Xxx
STATE OF TEXAS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF GALVESTON )
BEFORE Me, the undersigned authority, on this 22ND day of July, 1999,
personally appeared XXXXX X. XXXXX known to me to be the person whose name
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same of his own free will for the purposes and consideration
therein expressed.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Notary or Consular Officer
