Standard Legal Agreements

Time to market is important, so why spend time and money negotiating confidentiality, material transfer or collaborative research agreements when the work has been done for you?

To simplify the process of collaborating with a research partner, the Scottish university partners have agreed a series of downloadable, standardised legal agreements that will be discussed and agreed by both parties prior to project initiation.

Confidentiality Agreements & Letters

These are used at the initial stages to discuss projects and safeguard your ideas.

• 2-way Confidentiality Agreement 
• 3-way Confidentiality Agreement
• Confidentiality Letter (1 way, academic institution)
• Confidentiality Letter (1 way, companies institution)
• Confidentiality Letter (1 way, individuals)

Consultancy Agreement 

• Consultancy Agreement

Research Agreements

• Contract Research Agreement (for use with industry)
• Contract Research Agreement (for use with industry, generating party owns IP)
• Contract Research Agreement (for use with industry, university owns IP)

Studentship Partnerships

• Studentship Agreement (Joint IP between university and company) 
• Studentship Agreement (University owns IP and offers company option)

Innovation Voucher Legal Agreements

• Standard Innovation Voucher Legal Agreement (in kind contribution)
• Standard Innovation Voucher Legal Agreement (in cash & in kind contribution)
• Advanced Innovation Voucher Legal Agreement (in cash & in kind contribution)