Section 3

PLEASE TICK THE BOXES THAT APPLY

YES

1. Has the project been designed primarily to address academic interests?

2. Has the institution taken the lead in designing the work plan?

3. Does the project represent an integral part of the PI’s overall long-term research activities?

4. Is the project being funded principally through other support, for example, a research council grant or other public sector/third party funding?

5. Does the project rely substantially on the institution's background?

6. Can the project be carried out without privileged access to the collaborator's background?

7. Will the project take place entirely on the institution's premises?

8. Are all the individuals working on the project employees or students of the institution?

9. Is it unlikely that exploitable results or patentable inventions will arise from the project?

10. Are the results likely to be of more interest to the institution than to the collaborator?

11. Is the institution's ownership of the IPR in the results irrelevant to the collaborator's future research (that is, there will be no knock-on effect on the collaborator's other research or related IPR)?

POSSIBLE OUTCOMES

0 - 2 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Collaboration Agreement 2 or 3 will be the most suitable for your purposes. Please go to section 4 to consider whether to use Collaboration Agreement 2 or 3.

3 - 4 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Collaboration Agreement 2, 3 or 4A will be 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 4 to consider whether to use Collaboration Agreement 2, 3 or 4A.

5 - 6 "Yes" answers

The position is evenly balanced and we cannot recommend which Collaboration Agreement most closely fits your needs. You may wish to reconsider some of your answers. Answering the additional questions may help to clarify things.

7 - 8 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Collaboration Agreement 1 will be the most suitable for your purposes, but the situation is not absolutely clear and you may wish to reconsider some of your answers.

9 - 11 "Yes" answers

It looks as though Collaboration Agreement 1 will be the most suitable for your purposes. is the most suitable for your purposes.