Protecting IP in collaborative research

Research Technology Management

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 58-65

  Slowinski, Gene ^a,b   Zerby, Kim William ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alliance Management Group Inc   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative innovation; Intellectual property; Joint development; Open innovation

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION;

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION; COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; HIGH TECH COMPANIES; INTERNATIONAL FIRMS; JOINT DEVELOPMENT; OPEN INNOVATION;

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

EID: 57049177077     PISSN: 08956308     EISSN: 19300166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08956308.2008.11657539     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. "Want, Find, Get, Manage" Model is a registered trademark of Alliance Management Group, Inc.
2. A full discussion of each issue as well as a process for both firms to reach a mutually acceptable agreement can be found in The Strongest Link, by Gene Slowinski and Matthew W. Sagal, Amacom Books, June, 2003.
3. The actual words are found in United States patent law at 35 U.S.C. 262: "In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, each of the joint owners of a patent may make, use, offer to sell, or sell the patented invention within the United States, or import the patented invention into the United States, without the consent of and without accounting to the other owners." Laws in other countries may differ.
4. This section draws heavily from, "Allocating Patent Rights in Collaborative Research Agreements," Research-Technology Management, Vol. 49, No. 1, January-February, 2006, pp. 51-59, by Gene Slowinski and Matthew W. Sagal.