Provision of Intellectual Property (IP) Management Services for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)

APHA conducts a large amount of publicly-funded applied research which generates valuable intellectual property (IP) that needs to be protected and exploited. In many cases the IP can be licensed to 3rd parties on a commercial basis to generate income. There are four strands to the work: a) Identification of 3rd parties to which we can licence the IP. b) Negotiation of licences and the drafting of licences. c) Assistance with the negotiation of inward licences when a Defra funded research project needs the use of I...