Forms of Agreement used in Managing Intellectual Property

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based - and so IP needs to be considered very early in the planning process. The Commercialising Intellectual Property series of ebooks provides a detailed grounding for innovators and researchers. The seventh ebook in the series, "e;Forms of Agreement used in Managing Intellectual Property"e;, looks at the most commonly used and important forms likely to be used during the commercialisation process: non-disclosure, confidentiality, material transfer, evaluation, contract research, exploitation, collaboration and consortium agreements.