A research and development (R&D) agreement is one in which two or more enterprises agree to collaborate in product development or new processes. There are numerous reasons why collaboration in R&D will be attractive to certain enterprises. Most commonly a particular R&D project, such as for a new product development, may be beyond the capabilities of a single company, either because it does not have the capital investment required or because it lacks the technical expertise to carry out the project. While the principal emphasis is on the R&D necessary, in order to be able to commercialise the results of the collaboration, the agreement often extends to the exploitation of the results of the R&D by the participating parties and the scientific research. Collaboration can also extend to higher education institutions.

Collaboration inevitably raises a number of important legal issues, principally those relating to the ownership and exploitation of intellectual property rights arising out of the collaboration (including the exploitation of pre-existing rights necessary to enjoy the benefit of the newly developed rights). The most important forms of intellectual property involved are patents and know-how, but copyright and design right may also be relevant.

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Here are some examples of how we helped other businesses:

Case 1: Drafting, negotiating and finalising a technology and knowledge transfer agreement acting for the spin out company (spinning out of major University).
 
Case 2: Drafting, negotiating and finalising a collaboration agreement between a major mobile network operator and a major US provider of IT systems.
 
Case 3: Drafting, negotiating and finalising a number of collaboration agreements between several universities and companies for the research and development of different pieces of technology, including smart cards and their application in the telecommunication industry.

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