Collaboration
There are many ways to go about exploiting your Intellectual Property. On the one hand, you may wish to manufacture and sell a product yourself, or provide a personal service (while preventing others from stealing your idea). On the other hand, you may want to sit back and let the royalties roll in while you get on with your day job. We can advise you with both of these strategies, and those inbetween.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality agreements, also known as Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), set out the conditions under which information is disclosed by one party to another party. It defines and restricts how the information, which may relate to any form of Intellectual Property such as an invention, may be used by the receiving party.
These agreements may be one-way, in that only one party is disclosing information, or two-way, in that both parties are disclosing information. Of course, if there are more than two parties the agreements could be multi-way. Such agreements are commonplace in business.
We can provide you with a tailored confidentiality agreement. Also, we are able to consider any such agreement which you have been asked to sign and advise you as to what it really means.
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Licencing
Although you will want to protect your intellectual property you may also want to license it. Licensing earns you money and can be based on any agreed terms. Intellectual Property (such as patents, designs, trade marks and trade-secrets) can all be licensed.
We can provide you with a tailored licence agreement. We can also help you negotiate licence agreements. If you have been asked to sign a licence agreement we can advise you as to what it really means.
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Franchising
If you have a good idea and/or business and want to franchise it then we can help you identify your intellectual property on which the franchise licences could be based, and advise you on the terms of these agreements.
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Development Agreements
Development agreements are typically concerned with R&D how two or more parties relate to one another before, during and after a project for developing a product. They can discuss such things as fees, royalties, responsibilities, confidential information, timetables, penalties, termination, intellectual property and so on.
We can provide you with a tailored development agreement. Also, we are able to consider any such agreement which you have been asked to sign and advise you as to what it really means.
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