Co-Owned Intellectual Property – Risks and Pitfalls
1. Co-ownership of “what” exactly?
It is a common practice for institutions and industry partners to engage in bilateral or multilateral joint research and development (R&D) projects.
The parties usually contribute resource and technical expertise/knowledge – often referred to as “background IP (Intellectual Property)” – to create a valuable new IP known as “foreground IP”.
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