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A new law gives ownership of patents-documents Post Sun May 13, 2012 12:40 pm
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    A new law gives ownership of patents-documents providing exclusive right to make and sell an invention-to universities, not the government, when those patents result from government-sponsored university research. Administrators at Logos University plan to sell any patents they acquire to corporations in order to fund programs to improve undergraduate teaching.
    Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the viability of the college administrators' plan described above?
    (A) Profit-making corporations interested in developing products based on patents held by universities are likely to try to serve as exclusive sponsors of ongoing university research projects.
    (8) Corporate sponsors of research in university facilities are entitled to tax credits under new federal tax-code guidelines.
    (C) Research scientists at Logos University have few or no teaching responsibilities and participate little if at all in the undergraduate programs in their field.
    (D) Government-sponsored research conducted at Logos University for the most part duplicates research already completed by several profit-making corporations.
    (E) Logos University is unlikely to attract corporate sponsorship of its scientific research.

    OA:D

    Administrators at Logos University plan to sell any patents they acquire to corporations in order to fund programs to improve undergraduate teaching.
    How A is incorrect.

    If profit making companies are going to be exclusive sponsers of research projects thenthey dont have money to give for undergraduate training.
    A seems to weaken . Canyou help meunderstand why A is incorrect and D is correct

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    Post Sun May 13, 2012 4:24 pm
    +1 D

    D indicates that the companies probably will not be interested in buy the patents the university has.

    Choice A doesn't exclude the fact of buying the patent while you are exclusive sponsor of the university.

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