Academic Publication (Clause 6)

For reasons explained above in the context of the definition of Academic Publication, there is an obvious tension between industry's wish to protect its information and materials and academia's wish to publish, and it may be necessary for the parties to discuss how a proposed publication may be amended in order to accommodate the academics' desire to publish while retaining protection for sensitive information and materials. This issue should be addressed as early as possible in the negotiations.

The period during which academic publication may be delayed will vary according to the circumstances and the nature of the information; it may be as little as one month or as much as 12 months (anywhere in between or possibly more than 12 months).