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Revised final copy of Patent Specification 24907/51 and 5394/52 and covering letter from G A Bloxam of the National Research Development Corporation

<p>In his letter Bloxam explains how he made use of Pontecorvo's earlier suggestions and comments on the first draft of the Specification and discusses other ammendments he has made to the final copy. The specification outlines the research behind Pontecorvo, Roper and Sermonti's discovery of the parasexual cycle.</p>

Papers of Guido Pellegrino Arrigo Pontecorvo, genetics research correspondence

Correspondence relating to patents and Pontecorvo's research work on Aspergillus

Correspondence marked "Patent on diploids: Aspergillus"

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and the Patents Manager of the National Research Development Corporation concerning the NRDC's decision to abandon its interest in Italian Patent no 494272 titled "Synthesis of Strains of Micro-organisms"

Bundle of correspondence between Pontecorvo, Dr Giuseppe Sermonti, and the various members of staff at the National Research Development Corporation concerning paying royalties to all three patent inventors and the University Court

Correspondence between Pontecorvo, Dr Giuseppe Sermonti and Dr Joseph Alan Roper concerning the National Research Develpment Corportion's involvement in developing their patents on the 'Synthesis of Strains of Micro-organisms' and distribution of income from the NRDC between the inventors

Correspondence between Pontecorvo and the University of Glasgow Secretary of Court concerning the National Research Development Corporation micro-organism breeding project and the distribution of the lump sum of money given to the inventors and the University Court by the NRDC

Letter to Pontecorvo from the Secretary of the University of Glasgow Court enclosing a copy of a letter from the Manager of the Chemical Group at the National Research Development Corporation concerning a one off down payment to be paid to the University Court and the patent inventors

'Agreement between Pontecorvo, Dr Joseph Alan Roper, Dr Giuseppe Sermonti and the University of Glasgow and the National Research Development Corporation relating to the exploitation of the inventions the subject of Patent Applications Numbers 24907/51 and 5394/52'

'Minute of Agreement between Pontecorvo, Dr Joseph Alan Roper, and Dr Giuseppe Sermonti'

'Assignation between Pontecorvo, Dr Giuseppe Sermonti, the University of Glasgow and the National Research Development Corporation of part of the invention the subject of Patent Application Number 24907/51 and 5394/52'

Copy of the Correction of Clerical Error on Patent Specification number 719 and 313

Two letters sent to Pontecorvo from the Patents Manager at the National Research Development Corporation enclosing copies of documents Pontecorvo signed in connection with foreign patent applications

Draft patent application form with accompanying draft Patent Specification

'Assignation between Pontecorvo, Dr Joseph Alan Roper and the National Research Development Corporation for the invention the subject of Patent Applications numbers 24907/51 and 5394/52'

'Agreement between Pontecorvo, Dr Joseph Alan Roper, the University of Glasgow, and the National Research Development Corporation relating to the exploitation of the inventions the subject of Patent Applications numbers 24907/51 and 5394/52'

Revised final copy of Patent Specification 24907/51 and 5394/52 and covering letter from G A Bloxam of the National Research Development Corporation

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