FCR



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Office of the President
October 21, 1997




Members, Board of Trustees:


                PATENT AND COPYRIGHT ASSIGNMENTS REPORT

Recommendation: that the patent and copyright assignments report for the period June 1, 1997
through September 30, 1997 be accepted.

Background: FCR 5, dated March 4, 1997, authorized that all future copyright and patent filings
and prosecutions be conducted by the University of Kentucky Research Foundation (UKRF),
and that the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies or his designee be authorized to
execute any needed documents to obtain appropriate patent or copyright protection. Quarterly
reports on patent and copyright applications are to be submitted to the Finance Committee of
the Board.


















Action taken:   IApproved       I Disapproved       I Other



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