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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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In order to provide for the equitable resolution of such cases, I recommend that a committee, consisting of the President of the University, the University Counsel, and the appropriate Chancellor, review each such case. In those cases in which it is clear that decisions have been made and actions taken based on the previous policy, exceptions may be granted by the committee to honor those understandings. O n m o t i o n of M r . Livingston, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d .

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(18) The University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to discoveries or inventions by members of the staff. I concur in these recommendations. The Committee on Patents of the Board of Trustees has examined the disclosure documents and other background materials related to these inventions and recommends approval. 1. Lime Treatment of Organic Fibers to Increase Methane — John T. Pfeffer, Professor of Sanitary Engineering in Civil Engineering, Urbana, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. University Patents, Inc., reported that only limited patent claims could be made and that there was no interest shown by industry. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University not apply for a patent and that greater rights not be requested from the sponsor. 2. Prediction of Antimicrobial Activity — Lowell P. Hager, Professor and Head of Biochemistry, Urbana, Kenneth L. Rinehart, Jr., Professor of Chemistry, Urbana, Paul D . Shaw, Professor of Biochemistry in Plant Pathology, Urbana, Robert H. White, Research Associate in Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, inventors; developed under the sponsorships of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Upjohn Corporation. University Patents, Inc., reported that it wishes to file a patent application. The University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation, subject to the rights of the sponsors, and that 15 percent of the net income received by the University of Illinois Foundation, after payment of any costs and expenses of securing a patent and of development and administration, be distributed to the inventors, who will share equally 33A percent each. 3. Illini Sparkler — John Robert Culbert, Professor of Floriculture in Horticulture, Urbana, inventor. University Patents, Inc., reported that it wishes to file for a plant patent and that it is negotiating with a firm for the marketing of this chrysanthemum. The University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation and that 15 percent of the net income received by the University of Illinois Foundation, after payment of any costs and expenses of securing a patent and of development and administration, be distributed to the inventor.

O n motion of M r . Neal, these recommendations were approved. Contracts for Main Kitchen Remodeling, Phase II, Student Residence Hall, Medical Center

(19) The President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of contracts for the Phase II remodeling