Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936 [PAGE 801]

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BOABD OF TRUSTEES

[June 20.

will assume no responsibility, legal or otherwise, for maintaining or enforcing the protection afforded by any patents anywhere, and if, in the judgment of the I. C. I., suits or proceedings should be instituted anywhere on account of interference, infringements or the like, the cost of defending, bringing or carrying on such suits or proceedings shall be borne entirely by the I. C. I. It is the view of the Board of Trustees that it shall be in the discretion of the I. C. I. whether any suits shall be defended, or any prosecutions instituted and, if defended or instituted, the costs thereof shall be borne by the British company. 3. If, at any time, the process of removing or recovering sulphur dioxide disclosed in these patents is used either alone or in conjunction with other processes in two or more commercial plants, including those in the United States of America, the I. C. I. shall pay to the University a royalty on the use of the process in foreign countries determined as follows: (a) When the sulphur dioxide is not utilized in any way as a raw material for the production of sulphur compounds of commercial value the royalty shall be ten cents per ton of sulphur dioxide removed. (b) When the recovered sulphur dioxide is used for the production of sulphur compounds of commercial value the royalty shall be fifty cents per ton of sulphur dioxide recovered. 4. In the event of the development of the process through the pilot plant stage by the British Company outside the United States of America or by the University or its licensees in the United States of America, there shall be a full and free inter-change of operating data on any processes involving in whole or in part the use of the processes disclosed in the patents. 5. A copy of the United States patent applications and of all pertinent patent office action shall be filed with the British Company. There shall also be filed with this Company a copy of the contract with the Utilities Research Commission relating to the patents and discoveries described in the letter from the I. C. I. The Board Committee further recommends that a waiver be secured from the Utilities Research Commission which has been licensed to use this process. On motion of M r . Barrett, the President of the University was authorized to convey to the Imperial Chemical Industries, Limited, the information that the University favors giving them a license, subject to detailed arrangements to be made at a subsequent meeting.

REPORT ON CARTER-PENNELL FARMS

Mr. Williams reported that the Committee on Agriculture has examined the thirteenth annual report of the Carter-Pennell Farms covering the period March i, 1935, to February 29, 1936, and approves the report. It also recommends that the improvements recommended therein be made. On motion of Mr. Williams, these recommendations were adopted.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT W1LLARD

The Board resumed its consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.

RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL AND DENTAL BUILDING PROJECT

(30) Certain resolutions must be adopted by the Board of Trustees to complete the legal and final arrangements relating to the medical and dental building project. The University Counsel will present the various items requiring action. Judge Johnson presented the following summary statement, with resolutions for final action. During the presentation of this matter, Mr. David L. Krooth, Special Counsel for the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, was present.