2-day Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements In-house Training

Course overview

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 key 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

The use of interactive case studies and exercises throughout this course will help embed the learning.

This training course is part of our Commercial Contracts Training Course collection which has been designed for the in-house lawyer.

Benefits of attending

By attending this course, you will:

• Understand the full extent of the project and each party’s role and responsibilities
• 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

There will be adequate time during the programme for discussion and to ask the expert trainer your questions. 

Who should attend?

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

The expert trainer will use case studies, exercises and discussion sessions throughout the event to help embed the learning.