47. Almost 31 months passed between the date of the letter to Dr. Geerts and transfer of IN
14545 to the patent attorney.
48. Geerts provides no explanation for why IN 14545 was not promptly forwarded to a patent
attorney for further evaluation.
49. On May 22, 1992, the Phillips Invention Committee decided that an application should be
filed on IN 14545 but that the invention should be part of Case 33136. GR 15-16, ¶ 23, GX 61.
Patent Idea Record 14115
50. On June 1, 1989, Dr. Geerts prepared a Patent Idea Record that was subsequently designated
PI 14115. GR 16, ¶ 25; GR 225, ¶ 85; GR 418, ¶ 22; GX 6.
51. PI 14115 describes the reaction of a 1:1 ratio of trimethylaluminum and methylboronic acid
to yield a solid and reacting the resulting solid with a metallocene (Cp2ZrCl2 - cyclopentadienyl
zirconium dichloride) to form a supported catalyst. The catalyst along with a trimethylaluminum
co-catalyst was said to polymerize ethylene to polyethylene with a productivity of 52,000
gm P.E./gm catalyst C hr. The catalyst was also said to produce polyethylene with “very good
particle form.” GX 6.
52. A letter dated October 24, 1989, informed Dr. Geerts that PI 14115 had sufficient merit to
be presented to the Invention Committee and that IN 14544 was assigned to the idea. GR 17, ¶ 26;
GR 420, ¶ 27; GX 43.
53. On May 6, 1992, IN 14544 was transferred from the patent liaison to patent attorney
Bowman. GR 17, ¶ 27; GX 63.
54. Almost 31 months passed between the date of the letter to Dr. Geerts and transfer of IN
14544 to the patent attorney.
55. Geerts provides no explanation for why IN 14544 was not promptly forwarded to a patent
attorney for further evaluation.
56. On May 22, 1992, the Phillips Invention Committee decided that an application should be
filed on IN 14545 but that the invention should be part of Case 33136. GR 15-18, ¶ 28, GX 63.
Patent Idea Record 14973
57. On April 20, 1990, Dr. Geerts prepared a Patent Idea Record that was subsequently
designated PI 14973. GR 18, ¶ 30; GR 234, ¶ 109; GR 337, ¶ 15; GR 420, ¶ 28; GX 9.
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