Jan 22, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

1-Day Course: Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements (London, United Kingdom - February 26, 2019) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This intensive, practical one-day course will explain what you need to know and do to get the commercial results from your R&D and joint venture agreements in 2019, whether they are operating in the UK or across borders.

When you are embarking on a project, which is in partnership with another organisation, be they academia or industry, both parties

will need to agree on the thorny topic of IP ownership, other common provisions and the type of collaboration structure that will suit them both.

The allocation of risk and ancillary agreements such as confidentiality, material transfer agreements and heads of terms also have to be wrestled with.

Agenda

Introduction and overview of the topics

Project nature/scope and parties' roles and responsibilities

  • Contract services
  • Joint R&D
  • Objectives
  • Contributions
  • Obligations and deliverables
  • Responsibility for outcome/allocation of risks

IP ownership, rights of use and other issues

  • Background IP
  • Foreground IP
  • Improvements
  • Sole, joint and segmented ownership and rights of use

Other common provisions in international contracts

  • Confidentiality
  • Change control
  • Payment arrangements
  • Exclusivity and non-compete
  • Avoidance of conflicts
  • Acceptance arrangements
  • Termination and withdrawal
  • Code of conduct
  • Choice of law

Competition law and the impact of Brexit

  • EU and UK competition law
  • Applying the Block Exemption Regulation
  • Risk assessment and mitigation
  • The impact of Brexit on R&D and JV agreements and steps to take

Software agreements

  • Scope of works
  • Acceptance process
  • Third party licences
  • Usual restrictions
  • Maintenance and support/service levels

Types of Part and their priorities

  • Commercial
  • Universities
  • Charities
  • Funders

Types of collaboration structure

  • Contract
  • Non-corporate joint venture
  • Joint company

Ancillary agreements

  • Confidentiality agreements
  • Material transfer agreements
  • Heads of terms

Case study workshop

  • Interactive discussions on example contracts
  • Practical drafting exercises

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wxpsj8/1day_course?w=4