The Intellectual Property Office has worked with a number of international parties to conclude separate cooperation agreements in a number of countries. Model agreements for collaborative research are available. You will also find guidelines for ip management in the framework of international cooperation and a guide for cross-border decisions of the European Commission. The agreement will enable the various funding and regulatory systems of the two organisations to support and improve the immense value that universities in England generate for individuals, cities and regions, as well as for our economy and society at the national and global level. Public Health England has developed a fast-track model agreement (MS Word Document, 62.4KB) to quickly assess possible treatments for Ebola and Zika and share the results with stakeholders for a coordinated global response. Following consultations, it is now available as a model agreement that can be adapted to any crisis concerning human, animal and/or environmental health. In order to help you decide which of the 7 research cooperation agreements is most consistent with the circumstances of your project, you have a decision guide through some of the principles and criteria you would like to consider in deciding ownership and intellectual property rights. It may be helpful to consult this manual before using one of the collaboration agreements with the model research. The Lambert toolkit, including instructions and model agreements, is only designed to be used if the agreements are governed by English law. In order to use another legal system, you must seek advice from a lawyer who will deliberate on the law of that country. We will not participate in the negotiation of agreements, but we expect that there will be an agreement that is acceptable to all parties. Agreements must not be contrary to the terms of epSRC fellowships.

All eligible high-level research organizations must also be registered with the RCN to apply for funding through the Common Electronic Submission System (I-S). If you are not sure if your research centre is registered or justified, email Helpdesk JeSHelp@je-s.ukri.org The Intellectual Property Office has developed a number of types of agreements to help universities and businesses (especially small and medium-sized enterprises) cooperate more effectively. The agreements define a number of approaches to intellectual property ownership and use. They are easy to modify so that the text can be adapted to the negotiated agreement. There are two model agreements, one for bipartisan cooperation agreements and the other for multi-party consortium agreements. These agreements can be used to start negotiations to agree on the basic principles of your project. These help identify important problems at an early stage of the project and identify solutions. je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/ JeSHelp@je-s.ukri.org je-s.rcuk.ac.uk/Handbook/Index.htm 01793 44 4164 The maximum lateral limit for the HoT is six A4 pages. MRC is not able to negotiate employee-to-employee agreements and does not provide a specific model for heads of terms. Download the cooperation agreement between UKRI and the Office for Students (PDF, 480KB).

Developing a cooperation agreement at the beginning of a project before the creation of intellectual property (IP) can then save a lot of negotiations.