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If you are negotiating IP agreements for development for the NZ government, it is a good idea to have read the current public sector policies for the various IP options that software development agencies should consider. See guidelines for the treatment of intellectual property rights in ICT contracts. Co-development agreements, also known as joint development agreements (JDAs), can be essential for the development, research or commercial introduction of products and services. Many joint development agreements fall under a standard-joint-owner agreement. This can be a problem; In particular, any co-owner can grant or market with them the working product of the contract without the agreement of other co-owners and without sharing revenue. The only way to avoid this undesirable situation is to negotiate specific ownership or divestment agreements at the beginning of the agreement. But like any contractual agreement, it`s all about the fine print. Cooperation in the implementation of research and development can take many different names and structures. Most of the time, they are called joint development agreements, but they can also be called development agreements, strategic alliance agreements, research and development agreements and development agreements and licensing agreements. Each of these agreements shares the basic principles of cooperation, but serves different purposes. Common development agreements must be carefully structured before work begins. The structure of such an agreement may take one of many forms depending on the parties involved, but all these agreements should address the same fundamental questions and provide the necessary protection for the intellectual property of the participants. While all common development agreements should address the above issues, there is no single model.

This is certainly the case in sectors such as energy, technology and life sciences, where companies often enter into research and development agreements with a number of different partners. The agreement depends on the nature of the partner unit. Beyond ownership, the joint development agreement should clearly address each party`s rights to the use, licensing and other uses of innovations developed by joint development. Parties may accept specific technological areas or products for the exclusive use of each party and certain technological areas that are not exclusively used. The parties can also unseed geographical lawns in which each party can operate exclusively. During the discussion on the distribution of rights, the parties should also clearly define the obligation (or right) to file, prosecute and maintain patent applications, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights that have been developed through cooperation.