University and business collaboration agreements: model research collaboration agreements
Updated 12 October 2018
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Lambert model research collaboration agreement 1
The Institution owns the Results and grants the Collaborator a non-exclusive licence to use the Results.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 2
The Institution owns the Results and grants the Collaborator a non-exclusive licence to use the Results. The Collaborator has the right to call on the Institution to negotiate an exclusive licence.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 3
The Institution owns the Results and grants the Collaborator a non-exclusive licence to use the Results. The Collaborator has the right to call on the Institution to negotiate an assignment.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 4
The Collaborator owns the Results and Institution has the right to use the Results for Academic and Research Purposes. Academic Publication is permitted.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 4a
Each Party has the right to exploit certain Results created in the course of the Project and takes an assignment of those Results. The Institution has the right to use the Results owned by the Collaborator for Academic and Research Purposes and its students and staff have Academic Publication Rights. The Collaborator has the right to use the Results owned by the Institution for Research Purposes.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 5
The Collaborator owns the Results and Institution does NOT have the right to use the Results for Academic and Research Purposes. Academic Publication is NOT permitted. This form of Agreement is more suited to Contract Research.
Lambert model research collaboration agreement 6
This Agreement contains the terms for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) where a graduate or postgraduate student carries out the Project. The Company owns the Results. The Institution has the right to use the Results owned by the Company for Academic and Research Purposes and its students and staff have Academic Publication Rights. Its terms are very similar to those of Collaboration Agreement 4 with additional terms in the light of the KTP programme.