Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements – 2-day Online Certified Training Course

DUBLIN, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The “2-day Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements Training Course” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

This practical and interactive two-day course explains what you need to know and do to get the best commercial results from your R&D and joint venture agreements, 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 need to agree on the thorny topics of IP ownership, other common provisions and the type of collaboration structure that will suit them both. The allocation of risk and ancillary aspects such as confidentiality, material transfer agreements and heads of terms also have to be wrestled with.

The expert trainer covers the following topics from a UK and international perspective:

IP ownership and rights of useSole, joint and segmented ownership and rights of useEU and UK competition lawSoftware agreementsTypes of party and collaboration structureAncillary agreements

By attending this seminar, you will:

Understand the full extent of the project and each party’s role and responsibilityAppreciate the substantial impact that intellectual property rights have upon your agreementExplore the benefits of each of the key collaboration structures and which one is the best fit for your commercial objectivesIdentify the most important common provisions, which you should recognise and deal with correctlyRecognise the key points to consider when contracting internationally

Certifications:

CPD: 12 hours for your recordsCertificate of completion

This course has been designed to give a comprehensive overview of R&D collaboration and JV agreements. It’s applicable to all those who are new to these agreements, or are looking for a refresher, including:

In-house lawyersContract managersTechnology transfer managersPatent attorneysPrivate practice legal advisersOthers who are involved in the negotiation, drafting and management of R&D and joint venture agreements

Course Agenda:

Project nature/scope and parties’ roles and responsibilities

Contract services – imposing the correct levels of obligationJoint R&D – pitfalls and essential pointsObjectives – covering all parties’ objectives and explaining these in the agreementContributions – different ways of contributing to collaboration and researchObligations and deliverables – imposing specific measurable targetsResponsibility for outcome/allocation of risks – importance of wordings in obligationsCase studies, examples and discussion

IP ownership, rights of use and other issues

Background and types of IP – who owns what and who will own what IP in the futureForeground IP – importance of covering all future IP developedImprovements – importance of covering all future IP developedSole, joint and segmented ownership and rights of use – different ways of carving up the pieCase studies, examples and discussion

Other common provisions in international contracts

Confidentiality – 11 points which must be coveredChange control provisions – different ways of change occurring and wordings for clausesPayment arrangements – milestones, triggers, performance bondsExclusivity and non-compete – important pointsAvoidance of conflicts – dispute resolution systemsAcceptance arrangementsLimitations on liability – requirement for specificity in the clausesTermination and withdrawal – termination for cause and insolvencyCode of conduct – when to use them, what to imposeChoice of law and jurisdiction – some basic considerations for these clauses

Competition law

EU and UK competition lawThe key UK and EU legislationApplying the Block Exemptions – the expansion of the exemption netRisk assesment and mitigation – points to considerThe impact of Brexit on R&D and JV agreements and steps to take

Software agreements

Scope of worksAcceptance processThird-party licences – considerations before granting these licencesUsual restrictionsMaintenance and support/service levels – the importance of negotiating and specifying metrics for effective SL AgreementsCase studies, examples and discussion

Types of party and their priorities

CommercialUniversitiesCharitiesFundersExamples and discussion

Types of collaboration structure

Contractual joint venture – different types of JV agreements and their termsNon-corporate joint ventureJoint companyCommon problems with each type of co-operative structureCase studies, examples and discussion

Ancillary agreements

Confidentiality agreements – 11 essential points to coverMaterial transfer agreements – who uses them and the main points to coverHeads of terms – their importance and advantages in pharma industry agreements

Case study workshop

Interactive discussions on example contractsPractical drafting exercises

For more information about this training visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/l5hmgb

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