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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1952] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS M E E T I N G OF T H E E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E NOVEMBER 28, 1952 489 A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of T r u s t e e s of the University of Illinois was held in the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on F r i d a y , N o v e m b e r 28, 1952, beginning at 12:30 p.m. M r . P a r k Livingston, Chairman, M r . H e r b e r t B . M e g r a n a n d M r s . F r a n c e s B . W a t k i n s , members of the Executive Committee, w e r e present; also present was M r . A. J. Janata, S e c r e t a r y of t h e Board, who acted as Clerk. T h e Executive Committee considered the following recommendation from the President of the University. RELEASES O F PATENTABLE DISCOVERIES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Contracts with the United States government and its agencies covering research work being done by the University contain provisions giving the government the option on rights to patentable discoveries resulting from such research. If the agency of the government concerned does not choose to exercise this option the University is free to seek a patent or make other disposition of the secondary rights. Most of this research is confidential and any patentable discover}' which might result would be classified security information. A member of the staff of the Control Systems Laboratory has reported two potentially patentable discoveries which are in this category. The Laboratory staff advises that neither of the two has commercial value. The University Research Board recommends, and I concur, that these disclosures, designated as CSL Case No. I and CSL Case No. 2, be released to the Chicago Ordnance District, Department of the Army, the sponsoring agency. 1 further recommend that the President of the University be authorized to act for the Board on proposals to release to the agencies of the United States government patentable discoveries resulting from research under classified research contracts which contain provisions giving the government first claim to such discovcries. On motion of M r . M e g r a n , this recommendation was approved. SECRETARY'S REPORT ON C A N C E L L A T I O N OF SALE OF UNIVERSITY PROPERTY The B o a r d of T r u s t e e s on September 24, 1952, authorized the sale of Lot 96 at 1108 South T h i r d Street in the College Place Addition to the City of Champaign. T h e Comptroller reports that subsequently the prospective purchaser informed the University that he was unable to finance the purchase and w a s obliged to w i t h d r a w the offer. This report was received for record. T h e Secretary stated that a notation would be included in the minutes of the meeting of September 24, 1952, indicating cancellation of the sale. On motion of M r s . W a t k i n s , the Committee adjourned. A. J. JANATA PARK LIVINGSTON Clerk Chairman
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