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must lay his neck and perhaps the necks of his associates on the chopping block A note in C&EN Feb. 2, page 452, re before all the evidence is in. Another ports the desire of a firm in Denmark to thing that bothers many researchers is that obtain rights to exploit in Denmark U. S. some companies are "fair weather" spon patents covering the use of damaged and sors of research, in not only basic re rejected eggs for animal feed and/or fer search but even in applied research, ap parently not recognizing the long-term tilizer. Implicit in the report is a misconception nature of any successful research. I t also about patent law. If the patents were seems to me that in many instances re granted only in the U. S., the Danish firm search is sponsored more for its advertis may practice the invention freely in Den ing value than for what can actually b e mark, since U. S. patents have no extra accomplished by the research itself. From territorial effect. If, however, correspond the professional researcher's viewpoint ing patents were issued by the Danish pat this is hypocrisy. The question is, what can we do about ent office to the U. S. owners, only then would the Danish firm b e required to ob the situation as it exists? If company boards of directors would read the article tain licenses thereunder. it might help. For research men and re New York, N. Y. I. JORDAN KUNIK search directors to read it is desirable but will not strike at the root of the difficulty. Patent Rights DEAR SIR:
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