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

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Mar 18, 2024, 20:45 ET

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 use
Sole, joint and segmented ownership and rights of use
EU and UK competition law
Software agreements
Types of party and collaboration structure
Ancillary agreements

By attending this seminar, you will:

Understand the full extent of the project and each party's role and responsibility
Appreciate the substantial impact that intellectual property rights have upon your agreement
Explore the benefits of each of the key collaboration structures and which one is the best fit for your commercial objectives
Identify the most important common provisions, which you should recognise and deal with correctly
Recognise the key points to consider when contracting internationally

Certifications:

CPD: 12 hours for your records
Certificate 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 lawyers
Contract managers
Technology transfer managers
Patent attorneys
Private practice legal advisers
Others 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 obligation
Joint R&D - pitfalls and essential points
Objectives - covering all parties' objectives and explaining these in the agreement
Contributions - different ways of contributing to collaboration and research
Obligations and deliverables - imposing specific measurable targets
Responsibility for outcome/allocation of risks - importance of wordings in obligations
Case 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 future
Foreground IP - importance of covering all future IP developed
Improvements - importance of covering all future IP developed
Sole, joint and segmented ownership and rights of use - different ways of carving up the pie
Case studies, examples and discussion

Other common provisions in international contracts

Confidentiality - 11 points which must be covered
Change control provisions - different ways of change occurring and wordings for clauses
Payment arrangements - milestones, triggers, performance bonds
Exclusivity and non-compete - important points
Avoidance of conflicts - dispute resolution systems
Acceptance arrangements
Limitations on liability - requirement for specificity in the clauses
Termination and withdrawal - termination for cause and insolvency
Code of conduct - when to use them, what to impose
Choice of law and jurisdiction - some basic considerations for these clauses

Competition law

EU and UK competition law
The key UK and EU legislation
Applying the Block Exemptions - the expansion of the exemption net
Risk assesment and mitigation - points to consider
The impact of Brexit on R&D and JV agreements and steps to take

Software agreements

Scope of works
Acceptance process
Third-party licences - considerations before granting these licences
Usual restrictions
Maintenance and support/service levels - the importance of negotiating and specifying metrics for effective SL Agreements
Case studies, examples and discussion

Types of party and their priorities

Commercial
Universities
Charities
Funders
Examples and discussion

Types of collaboration structure

Contractual joint venture - different types of JV agreements and their terms
Non-corporate joint venture
Joint company
Common problems with each type of co-operative structure
Case studies, examples and discussion

Ancillary agreements

Confidentiality agreements - 11 essential points to cover
Material transfer agreements - who uses them and the main points to cover
Heads of terms - their importance and advantages in pharma industry agreements

Case study workshop

Interactive discussions on example contracts
Practical drafting exercises

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

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