Academic Research and Development Contracts at a University in Germany
- Author Christoph Gerst PhD
- Co-Author Paula Racket, Raees Ahmed PhD
- DOI 10.17605/O
- Country : Germany
- Subject : Legal Department
Keywords : Agreement, Clinical Trials, Academic Research and Development Contracts, Germany
Abstract
The following article explains the different types of academic research collaboration form a legal point of view in Germany. The authors identify three main types of contracts: Grant/Funding agreements, contract research, and collaboration agreements. All three types have different legal consequences, which are important to know for any foreign entity who is thinking about collaborating with a German University in the field of academic and/or contractual research. It is important to notice, that the intention and expectations of the parties to the academic research collaboration define also the scope of the contractual clauses and thus are essential to the classification of the agreements. Sometimes those expectations become clear to the parties through the contract negotiations. The authors therefore underline the specific clauses who have to be kept in mind for this, which are in most cases clauses regarding (i) the results of the academic research collaboration and (ii) the IP-rights.
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