After 8 years the standard agreement will be revised, following evidence that it is little used and is seen as straightjacketing relationships between industry and academics, rather than enabling and supporting them.
The UK government’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is to lead a revision of the country’s model agreement for university–industry collaboration, following evidence that it is too restrictive and does not support open innovation. The move was confirmed last week at the Triple Helix conference held at University College London.
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