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Any such organization, whether local or national,
would assume all expense of securing patents, defending patents
and commercially developins the same. It is the telief of the
Secretary of the University of Kansas Endowment Association that
the existing churter powers of that organization are ample to
enable it to undertake the functions outlined in this rerort,
It is also the Secretary's opinion that the Endowment Association
would be willing to undertake to function in this field on the
basis of a satisfactory agreement with the University authorities,

The Senate Advisory Committee therefore recommends that
efforts be made to establish a working agreement between the
University and the Endowment Association, whereby the latter will
undertake the handling of the patenting and the commercial devel-
opment of patentable discoveries and inventions made in the Uni-
versity of Kansas. It is further recommended that the Senate
provide a special Committee of two to cooperate with the Chancellor
in effecting the establishment of this working agreement with the
Endowment Association,

In case the Endowment Association should undertake this
work, the Advisory Committee recommends that in connection with
each patentable discovery which may be brought to the attention of
the Endowment Association a special committee should be appointed,
consisting of those members of the University staff most conver-
sant with the particular matter in hand, The function of such
special committees would be to make careful investisation and re-
port concerning the discovery in question, with a view to advising
the Endowment Association,

In case the Endowment Association undertakes these
functions, it is recommended that the Association retain the
services of an experienced putent attorney residing within the
rezion not far from Lawrence.

Respectfully submitted,

F. £. KSSTER, Chairman
GEORGE M, BEAL

R, M. DaViIsS

#. H, HOLLANDS

F. 4. RUSSELL

G. W, SMITE

H. G, TRaot