AV俱乐部

Information for Companies

Learn about the agreements that support AV俱乐部-industry partnerships听
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This section covers:

• An overview of the partnership agreements for university-industry collaborations (i.e. research, service, and license agreements).

• An overview of license agreement that support technology transfer and commercialization.

• Detailed descriptions of the processes and timelines involved in the creation of each partnership agreement.

• Downloads for related templates/forms.

• Related university policies.

Partnership Agreements

The agreements that support university-industry partnerships and technology transfer include:

1. Standard Form Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
   Review the process and access downloads听here.
   
   A contract used to establish a confidential relationship between all parties.
   Confidential conversations are often important pre-cursors to potential partnerships. It enables those who participate in the conversation to freely share information.
   
   
2. Research Collaboration Agreement
   Review the process and access downloads听here.
   
   A contract that formalizes a research partnership between your company and the university. This research activity and its potential intellectual property is central to achieving the goal of the partnership.
   
   
3. Service Agreement
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   A contract used when your company pays for the services of a university facility. There is no generation of intellectual property (IP), i.e, the activity outlined will not yield data or a discovery that could be publishable.
   
   
4. License Agreement
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   Used in cases of tech transfer, this contract grants your company a license (exclusive or non-exclusive) to use select AV俱乐部听owned IP/inventions under negotiated terms & conditions.

Related University Policies and Other Resources听
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Intellectual Property Policy听

• Generally speaking, the university operates on a听creator-owned IP practice听which allows researchers to decide whether or not to assign IP to the university or maintain full ownership rights themselves. Should your company be working with OCIE on tech transfer activities, it鈥檚 because the researcher involved has assigned the IP of the invention in question over to the university for management. Please note:听An official IP policy for AV俱乐部 is expected by the end of the 2020/21 academic year.

Conflict of Interest Policy

• A conflict of interest exists when the personal interests of a university member contradict the member鈥檚 obligation to uphold the interests and mission of the university. Download a听听[109 KB] of the policy directly.

Dal Innovates

• The OCIE is a foundational element of Dal Innovates, which feeds into the broader innovation ecosystem in Atlantic Canada by providing our region with a pipeline of talent and economic opportunities. If your company is interested in getting involved with training or mentoring the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs through programming offered by Dal Innovates, please visit听听to learn more.听