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.
(B) 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 profitmaking
corporations.
(E) Logos University is unlikely to attract corporate
sponsorship of its scientific research.