The Decision Guide is intended for use only with bilateral research cooperation agreements. There is no decision-making guide for the 4 consortium agreements. This is because there are too many possible alternatives for multi-stakeholder research. The mICRA model template and complete information on the guidelines can be downloaded from the NIHR website. Negotiating agreements on the ownership and management of intellectual property created through collaborative research partnerships is critical to the success of a relationship. Model agreements can work together to help the parties determine the intellectual property generated during a joint project in a fair and equitable manner. We support the use of model agreements, such as the Lambert toolbox, developed by universities, UK companies and professional associations, as a good starting point for negotiations. Model agreements are starting points and their use is not mandatory. You need to decide which of the 7 approaches is the most appropriate and negotiate with the other party before you start working on the project. None of the 7 research cooperation agreements deal with the co-ownership of intellectual property. For examples of co-ownership clauses, see Model Consortium Agreement A. We worked with experts from the UK and China to develop a new toolkit. The aim is to assist non-IP experts in dealing with issues related to the ownership and exploitation of intellectual property rights arising from cooperation between the UNITED Kingdom and China.

The toolkit includes guidance documents and nine model agreements. Public Health England has created an accelerated agreement template (MS Word Document, 62.4KB) to very quickly assess possible treatment options for Ebola and Zika and share the results with stakeholders for a coordinated global response. After consultations, it is now available as a model agreement that can be adapted to any crisis affecting human, animal and/or environmental health. Our comments on the Lambert toolkit and your experience using model agreements are welcome. Consortium agreements cannot cover all circumstances that may arise between academic and research institutions and industrial partners in the conduct of research. They illustrate terms that can be applied in four possible scenarios. You must negotiate with the other parties to reach a consensus and a signed agreement before work begins on the project. The Intellectual Property Office has worked with a number of international parties to conclude separate cooperation agreements in a number of countries. Model agreements for collaborative research are available. You will also find guidelines on the management of intellectual property in international cooperation and a guide from the European Commission for cross-border decisions. As part of the development of cooperation between the UK and India in the field of IP, we have developed, in collaboration with Indian partners, an optional toolkit that we hope will be useful to IP practitioners in the UK and India as part of a practical framework to support IP management in cross-border science research and development. and industry.

this will allow for a higher level of productive research cooperation between the two countries. The toolkit provides basic guidance and model agreements to help organisations in the UK and India understand how to respond effectively and quickly to IP management questions, such as: Who owns the IP resulting from the research? Is it authorized or allocated? If it is a licence, is it an exclusive licence? How are disputes resolved? In 2012, the ERAC Working Group on Knowledge Transfer developed guidelines for the management of intellectual property in international cooperation. The Lambert toolkit, including guides and model agreements, is designed to be used only if the agreements are governed by English law. To use a different legal system, you should seek legal advice from a qualified lawyer to advise you on the law of that country. There are 2 models of cooperation agreements with two parties and the other for multi-party consortium agreements. These agreements can be used to start negotiations to agree on the basic principles of your project. These help to identify important problems at the beginning of the project and find solutions. Consortium agreements B and C are designed to be used as part of Innovate UK`s collaborative R&D programme. With a few changes, they can be customized for other circumstances. These facilitate contract negotiations with the participation of publicly funded research institutions (e.g. B, universities) and enterprises. Originally launched in 2005, it consists of 5 model agreements for individual cooperation and 4 consortium agreements for several parties.

The 7 model research cooperation agreements cover individual projects. Each offers a different approach to who should own and exploit IP in the results or results of the project. A decision guide will help you decide which agreement you could use. .