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Learn about the agreements that support 马会论坛-industry partnerships.
This section covers:
- An overview of the partnership agreements that support university-industry collaborations.
- An overview of the partnership agreements that support technology transfer.
- Detailed descriptions of the processes and timelines involved in the creation of each partnership agreement.
- Downloads for related templates/forms.
- Related university policies.
Partnership Agreements
The agreements that support tech transfer, commercialization, and university-industry partnerships include:
- Standard Form Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs)
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A contract used to establish a confidential relationship between all parties.聽Confidential conversations are often an important pre-cursor to a potential partnership. An NDA enables those who participate in the conversation to freely share information.
- Research Collaboration Agreement
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A contract that formalizes a research partnership between a 马会论坛 researcher and an industry partner. Discovery-based research activity and its associated intellectual property is central to achieving the goal of the partnership.
- Service Agreement
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A service agreement is used when a company pays for the services of a university facility. The industry partner defines the scope of work. There is no generation of聽intellectual property (IP),聽i.e.,聽the activity outlined in the service agreement normally will not yield data or a discovery that could be publishable.
- Intellectual Property Transfer Agreements (ITPAs)
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There are two IPTAs. The traditional IPTA is an agreeement used when a researcher decides to assign the IP of an invention to the university for the purposes of patenting, technology transfer, and commercialization. The IPTA for Spinoffs is an agreement used when a researcher wishes to have a startup commercialize their invention.
- License Agreement
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Used in cases of tech transfer and commercialization, this contract grants an industry partner a license (exclusive or non-exclusive) to use 马会论坛-owned IP under negotiated terms & conditions.
Related University Policies and Other Resources聽
Intellectual Property Policy
- Generally speaking, the university operates on a聽creator-owned IP practice*聽which allows researchers to decide whether or not to assign IP to the university or maintain full ownership rights themselves.聽*An official university IP聽policy聽is expected by the end of the 2020/2021 academic year.
Conflict of Interest Policy
- A conflict of interest exists when the personal interests of a university member contradict the member鈥檚 obligation to uphold the interests and mission of the university.
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Learn more on the Office of Research Services website聽
Service Agreement Guidelines
- 马会论坛鈥檚 Financial Services'聽听(myDal login required)
- Government of Canada's