Agreement Types
Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are often used to protect the confidentiality of an invention as it is being evaluated by potential licensees. NDAs also protect proprietary information of third parties that University researchers need to review in order to conduct research or evaluate research opportunities. UM Tech Transfer enters into NDAs for University proprietary information shared with someone outside of the University. DRDA manages incoming NDAs as they are related to research contracts. Go to NDA to see a sample of our Non-Disclosure Agreement.
Option Agreements or option clauses within research agreements, describe the conditions under which the University preserves the opportunity for a third party to negotiate a license for Intellectual Property. Option clauses are often provided in a Sponsored Research Agreement to corporate research sponsors at the University or are entered into with third parties wishing to evaluate the technology prior to entering into a full license agreement.
License Agreements describe the rights and responsibilities of a party related to the use and exploitation of Intellectual Property developed at the University. University license agreements usually stipulate that the licensee should diligently seek to bring the intellectual property into commercial use for the public good and provide a reasonable return to the University. To assist you in understanding the principles behind the structure of most university technology licenses, refer to our Licensing Principles.
Materials Transfer Agreements (MTAs) used for incoming and outgoing materials at the University, are administered by UM Tech Transfer (outgoing materials) or DRDA (incoming materials), and describe the terms under which University researchers and outside researchers can share materials, typically for research or evaluation purposes. Intellectual property rights can be endangered if materials are used without a proper MTA. Contact Teri Grieb for assistance in completing a MTA for outgoing materials.
Inter-Institutional Agreements describe the terms under which two or more institutions (e.g., between two universities) will collaborate to assess, protect, market, license and share in the revenues received from licensing jointly owned Intellectual Property.
Research Agreements describe the terms under which sponsors provide research support to the University. These are negotiated by DRDA.
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