​The ownership of intellectual property can be a controversial issue when negotiating 

• research agreements and

• collaboration agreements.

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The major focus of this skills building workshop is negotiating the ownership of IP, and looking at:

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• IP ownership and rights models in Research Agreements

• IP ownership and rights models in Collaboration Agreements between a university and company

• IP ownership models in Collaboration Agreements between two or more universities

• Joint ownership of IP and its downsides, and how to manage joint ownership.

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Sometimes parties agree on joint ownership, in the expectation that joint ownership results in equal and mutual rights. 

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But joint ownership laws affecting patents, copyright and confidential information more typically result in the joint owners having unequal rights. Often, joint ownership operates to the disadvantage of one joint owner, or even to the disadvantage of all the joint owners.

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Another focus of the workshop is proven strategies to negotiate this IP ownership issue in your favour that equip you to resist demands that you concede the ownership or joint ownership of the IP you create.

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Also covered are

• Managing the risk of unpaid research monies

• Managing the participation of

  • Students, and

  • Visiting Scientists

  • in research projects subject to contractual obligations.

• Terms in Collaboration and Research Agreements that you should expect

• Terms in these agreements that are not so common and which you should avoid.​​

 

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