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Overview – Agreements in R&D and Technology Transfer

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refers to creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.

(OECD)

R&D

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is the process of sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among ……institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users who can then further develop and exploit the technology into new products, processes, applications, materials or services.

(wikipedia)

Technology Transfer

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R&D + TT-Agreements

Research Partner

AResearch Partner

B

Money

Collaboration

Money Source

Exploitation

Third Party

Staff ExchangeSub-orderSupplyConsultancyEndowed chair

ConfidentialityResearch Partner

X

Staff

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CollaborationContract research

Material transfer

LicenseSalesJoint venture

R&D

Exploitation

Technology transfer

Preliminary Agreements

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Preliminary Agreements

BindingDecleration with intention to be bound

Obligation to conclude a main contract

PrecontractLetter of Intent

Memorandum of UnderstandingInterim AgreementOption Agreement

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is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties which, if it contains the elements of a valid legal agreement, is enforceable by law or by binding arbitration.

(wikipedia)

Contract

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PublicInternational organisations, EU, national, regional, trusts

Funding act Rules for participationCooperation agreement

PrivatCompanies, trusts

Research contract

Funding

Legal Basis

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Public funding

Funding Authority

Research Partner A

Research Partner B

Research Partner C

Research Partner X

Research Partner E

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Funding AuthorityGreater political aims

Beneficiray R&D ResultsCollaborationMoney

Public Funding

Aims

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Amount of funding / R&D ActivityOwnershipAccess RightsExploitationProtection

Public Funding

Content

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Contract Research

Sponsor (private)

Partner A Partner B Partner C Partner X

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Contract Research

Aims

SponsorTechnologypaiment

Beneficiray R&D Resultsrevenues

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Contract Research

Content

Subject matter of researchPaymentOwnership Access RightsExploitationProtectionPublicationSubcontractsObligation of sponsor to cooperate

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Collaboration

Money Souce

Partner A Partner B Partner C Partner X

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Common GoalJoint planning of R&D projectSelf financing of work sharesSharing of results

Collaboration

Aims

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R&D obligationsOwnership Access RightsExploitationProtectionPublicationManagement organisation

Collaboration

Content

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Joint Venture

Sale

License

Exploitation

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TT – What to tansfer?

Know-How

Copyright

Patent

General Knowledge

TrademarkTrade Secret

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License

Value

Technology

User right LicenseeLice

nsor

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Grant of licenseType

Right

Territory

PaymentType

Invoice

Due

Accounting

Control

License

Content

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IP maintenance Foreground Defence

Liability

License

Content

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Purchase

Value

Technology

Transfer of OwnershipB

uyerSelle

r

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ProductPrice

Purchase

Content

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MTA

Value

Research Results

Material

User right for IP

Material user

Mat

eria

l ow

ner

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MaterialPaymentUser RightOwnership Access RightsExploitationProtectionPublicationConfidentiality

MTA

Content

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Joint Venture

Revenues

Assets

Expenses

IP

PartnerPart

ner

Control Control

Technology

Purpose

New Entity

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PurposeType of entityDuration

Joint Venture

Content

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CollaborationContract research

Material transfer

LicenseSalesJoint venture

R&D

Exploitation

Technology transfer

Preliminary Agreements

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Confidentiality

Money Sourcepublic private

PartnerA

PartnerB

PartnerC

PartnerX

3rd party

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Secrecy obligationRight of useDuration

ContractSecrecy

Documents / Material

Confidentiality agreementContent

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Contracting partiesPreambleContract Number

DurationWarranty / LiabilityDispute ResolutionChoice of lawJurisdictionSeverability clauseDatesSignatures

General