Collaborative research and development
The conference will focus on intellectual property and competition law issues. In particular, the following issues will be discussed:
- UK government policy on aided collaborative research technology transfer and management of intellectual property;
- EU policies on collaborative research and development contracts;
- Collaborative research projects: A university perspective;
- Collaborative research projects: Issues for industry;
- The new technology transfer block exemption: Objectives and likely effect;
- Contractual issues: Terms and structure of the contract;
- Competition issues: Making the terms legally effective;
- Managing patents and other intellectual property rights.
A European Commission representative from DG XII (Science, Research and Development) will present EU policies on collaborative research.
For further information, please contact:
Conference Secretariat
ESC International Ltd
565 Fulham Road
London SW6 1ES
United Kingdom
Tel. +44-171-3869322; Fax +44-171-3818914