GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

GEORGE MASON RESEARCH FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) WAS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AND AID SCHOLARLY INQUIRY, RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY BY ITS FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION PROTECTS AND PROMOTES (CONT. ON SCHEDULE O) THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THE PATENTABILITY AND OBTAINS PATENTS DEVELOPED BY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION ATTEMPTS TO LICENSE DEVICES AND PROCESSES DEVELOPED BY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO ADMINISTERS GIFTS AND GRANTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY'S RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY INQUIRY, AND SCENTIFIC INVESTIGATION.