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To: BOB HOLZER who wrote (92)	4/9/1998 7:58:00 PM
From: enginer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 365

In patent law a university (or company) cannot patent something. It has to be patented by a real person. The idea, and the ownership of the idea, is in someways separate from the patent, as the patent conveys (to ITS owner) the right to exclusively pursue profiting from the invention for a period of about 17 years. If you invent something, and assign the patent, you have no--repeat, no-- rights in that patent at all.

To: BOB HOLZER who wrote (92)	4/11/1998 2:41:00 PM
From: jbal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 365

I have found out more fact regarding this case. Kurt L. Van Voorhies has been in dispute with the university since 1995, in fact, the university filed a law suite against him that year. The university asked Voorhies to file this same patent in 1995. When he refused, the university filed a law suite against him. The university contends Voorhies was an employee of the university and all inventions during his employment belongs to the university. I think Voorhies in desperation filed this patent. If I worked for Intel and designed a new and faster chip, I can't quit and file the patent for myself. It seems pretty clear cut from here.