It IS a bad thing! It rips-off we taxpayers.
At 02:15 PM 11/4/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Al, you make it sound like a bad thing. It seems to me like a win, win, win.
>P&G wins, the University wins and in the long run we may win.
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Al A Hastbacka [mailto:AHASTBACKA@prodigy.net]
>Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 9:50 AM
>To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi; Elaine Hunt
>Subject: Re: PHAST- Who can tell me what that is?
>
>
>It may look as if P&G is very philanthropic in donating their patents.
>However, I have first hand knowledge that there is probably another angle to
>this.
>
>A company (e.g. P & G) that has a patent portfolio which does not match
>their future needs can hire a consulting company (e.g. Arthur D. Little) to
>assess what the technology is worth. By donating these patents to a
>university, the company can use the assessed value of the patents to get a
>tremendous tax break.
>
>In the United States,this is similar in concept to giving your used car to
>charity and taking the tax break allowed on charitable donations.
>
>Regards,
>Al Hastbacka
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Elaine Hunt <ehunt@ces.clemson.edu>
>To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
>Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 4:56 AM
>Subject: Fwd: PHAST- Who can tell me what that is?
>
>
>>PHAST is a process similar to 3D KELTOOL which was developed by Jim Tobin
>>while a student at UTexas-Austin and continued during his employment at
>>Proctor and Gamble. It was licensed to Plynetics Express and after they
>>closed the (or maybe before) all rights went back to P&G. Well Jim has
>>left P&G and moved back to NC. I am sure that P&G does not see this as part
>>of their core business operations and like other companies such as Dupont
>>(Somos System) do not wish to develop something that is not part of their
>>overall product line.
>>
>>I appreciate the fact that P&G gave this to a university to develop and if
>>MSOE can use this type of research to educate as well as further RT then
>>hooray! Many companies hoard patents that they have no intentions on
>>developing while educators struggle with a lack of funds. If more
>>companies followed P&G lead I wonder how far down the road to RT we would
>>be. Industry might find more solutions from educators if these types of
>>bridges were built.
>>
>>Good luck MSOE!
>>
>>
>>Elaine
>>
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