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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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592 BOAED OF TRUSTEES [March 10 the discovery or invention does not necessarily insure giving its benefits to the public at large. (3) There are some discoveries of such a character that they should be published so that anyone who wishes to use them may do so, the University simply retaining the patent title, so as to prevent anybody else from taking out a patent and monopolizing the discovery or invention. An illustration of a discovery for which such treatment would be proper would be a fertilizer or a medicine that any manufacturer in these lines could make. (4) There are cases, however, in which the article can be manufactured only by one or two establishments, because of the large amount of capital necessary or because the use of the new discoveries depends on the utilization of things already patented and owned by other people. In that case it is clear that the public interest will be most largely served by giving a license, even a monopoly license if necessary, for the manufacture of a patent or discovery on a royalty or cash basis. Therefore, it is the judgment of the Board that the procedure to be followed depends upon the character of the patentable discovery or invention, and that each case must be decided on the basis of that character and a procedure adopted accordingly, in order to secure the largest benefits to the public. COMMERCIAL TESTS 46. Commercial tests or investigations, for individuals, firms, institutions, or corporations may be undertaken by the University of Illinois, when, in the opinion of the head of the department in which the tests would be conducted and of the dean of the college, it is desirable that the work be done. In general, such tests are justified when the results may be of scientific value, or when the necessary facilities do not exist elsewhere or are not readily accessible. Such work will be arranged by the head of the department with the members of his staff in accordance with the nature of their employment, either as a part of their service as scientific employees or as professional work to be done by individual members of the faculty on their own time and responsibility. When necessary or desirable, special assistants may be employed to conduct a specific test or investigation. A fee shall be assessed for each test sufficient to cover all service rendered or assistance employed, all materials used, the purchase of any special equipment necessary, the wear and tear or repairs of equipment already owned, and the use of any and all facilities of the University in carrying out the test. In all cases where commercial testing is permitted to be undertaken by individual members of the faculty of the University on their own time and responsibility, it should be clearly understood by the agency requesting such tests that the University as an institution assumes no responsibility for the results obtained. UNIVERSITY SERVICE FOR OUTSIDE PARTIES 47. All persons connected with the University shall observe the requirement that when an application is made by any outside party for any service which the University can render, they shall not say whether the University will or will not undertake to render the service, or on what terms it can be undertaken, but that all such matters shall be referred to the President of the University with power to act in each case, as may to him seem wise. ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN AGRICULTURE 48. ( a ) Advisory Committees in Agriculture are provided for the following lines of work: Agricultural Economics, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy ( F a r m Crops), Agronomy (Soils), Dairy Husbandry, Floriculture, Horticulture. (b) One member is selected from each of the above advisory committees to constitute an advisory committee for the College of Agriculture as a whole.
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