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3. Engage in OI collaborations
3. Engage in OI collaborations

START: Define the goals. Both LE and SME

Here you can find a set of tools that can enlighten you on non-disclosure agreements, can help you with a final concept outline and will enable you to articulate a clear open innovation project. For more info at IPR Helpdesk, a first-line intellectual property (IP) service providing free-of-charge support to help European SMEs and beneficiaries of EU-funded research projects manage their IP in the context of transnational business or EU research and innovation programmes.
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Non-disclosure agreements are one of the most common types of commercial contracts. Consult the different non-disclosure agreements. Selected tool
Concept outline & partners’ roles & inter-dependencies
A tool to help agree on the final concept. Selected tool
Open Innovation Project Canvas
A tool that helps obtain a clear OI project in terms of goals/activities/partner role. Selected tool
3. Engage in OI collaborations

DESIGN: define the cooperation form and IP

A set of tools to help partnerships reach collective understanding and success, to help in the process of negotiating IP and all related issues.
Partnership agreement outline and steps
This resource lays out examples of concepts and tools to help your partnership reach collective understanding Selected tool
Negotiations: preparation to reach a win-win agreement
A tool to help with the early stages of the process of negotiating IP Selected tool
Background IP framework
A tool that enlightens partnerships involved in an OI project regarding IP Selected tool
Sideground/foreground IP framework
This tool helps define grant access rights to sideground IP in order to avoid future disputes Selected tool
3. Engage in OI collaborations

COLLABORATION MANAGEMENT

A set of tools that provide information about IPR.
IP checklist patents & trademarks
A tool that provides information on how to protect IPR so as to safely enter R&D collaborations and commercialize solutions. Selected tool
Joint Ownership checklist
A tool that informs about the ways to allocate the respective shares of each joint owner. Selected tool
IP licensing Checklist
A tool that provides important information when considering licensing IP Selected tool