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Material Transfer Agreement
- 1. M a te r i a l T r a n s f e r A g r e e m e n t T r a n s f e r r i n g ( B i o l o g i c a l ) M a t e r i a l
- 2. AGENDA 2 Transfer of materials Whatis an MTA Commercial Value Why do we need MTA Who How Typical Provisions Lorem Any Questions? What Where When Not NDA TechTransfer Confidentiali ty Liability Protect IP
- 3. MTA governs thetransfer of Material for RESEARCH 3 Compounds Cell Lines / Nucleotides Software Proteins / Bacteria Data Plant Varieties Transgenic Animals Chemicals RESEARCH
- 4. An MTA isnot 4 • Not a license agreement • Not a technology transfer agreement • Not a collaborative research agreement • Not a non-disclosure agreement • Not a patent / IP transfer agreement
- 5. Other Types ofAgreement 5 • Non Disclosure Agreement -> Keep exchanged information secret • Technology Transfer / Licence Agreement -> Transfer or licensing of technology to/from third parties • Development Agreement -> Pay someone to develop technology for you • Consultancy Agreement -> All work products – including IPRs – are transferred to you • Employee (Labour) Agreement -> Employees must transfer IP to you
- 6. 6 Why do youneed an MTA MTA Advantages Enables free flow and sharing of materials Protects current and future commercial interests MTA Forms Simple Letter – I provide you with this material Template – more detailed provisions
- 7. Elements of anAgreement 7 What Supply of Material Experiment Reporting Communication of Results When Time Limit? Miscellaneous No liability Ownership Who Contractual Partners Principal Investigator Where Laboratory How Supply of Material
- 8. 8 Results and IP Providercan request Results Recipient can publish with acknowledgement No IP Licence provided to original material Recipient can file own patents Provider and Recipient can negotiate licence
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