Section 1

PLEASE TICK THE BOXES THAT APPLY

YES

1. Has the Project been commissioned by the Sponsor?

2. Is the Project critical to the Sponsor's technology acquisition /development strategy?

3. Does the Project rely substantially on the Sponsor's proprietary materials or Background IP?

4. Would the Project be difficult or impossible to carry out without privileged access to the Sponsor's proprietary materials or Background IP?

5. Is the focus of the Project the testing or analysis of the Sponsor's proprietary materials, or research based around the Sponsor's materials or Background IP?

6. Has the Sponsor taken the lead in designing the workplan for the Project?

7. Is the Sponsor setting deliverables and/or milestones for the Project?

8. Can the Project be ring-fenced from the Principal Investigator's (PI) other research activities?

9. Is the Sponsor's ownership of resulting IP irrelevant to the PI's future research (i.e. there will be no knock-on effect on the PI's other research or related IP rights)?

10. Is the Sponsor paying FEC plus profit?

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

0 - 2 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Model Agreement 1, 2 or 3 is the most suitable for your purposes. Please go to Section 3 to consider whether to use Model Agreement 1, 2 or 3.

3 - 4 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Lambert Model Agreement 1, 2 or 3 is the most suitable for your purposes, but the situation is not absolutely clear and you may wish to reconsider some of your answers. Please go to Section 3 to consider whether to use Lambert Model Agreement 1, 2 or 3.

5 "Yes" answers

The position is evenly balanced and we cannot recommend which of the Lambert Model Agreements most closely fits your needs. You may wish to reconsider some of your answers. Answering the Additional Questions may help to clarify things.

6 - 7 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Lambert Model Agreement 4 or 5 is the most suitable for your purposes, but the situation is not absolutely clear and you may wish to reconsider some of your answers. In any case you should consider whether the University needs to use the Results for academic purposes. Please go to Section 2 to consider whether to use Lambert Model Agreement 4 or 5.

8 - 10 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Lambert Model Agreement 4 or 5 is the most suitable for your purposes, but you should consider whether the University needs to use the Results for academic purposes. Please go to Section 2 to consider whether to use Lambert Model Agreement 4 or 5.