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The Standard Research Agreement is for research and development projects between a collaborator and a university where it is not appropriate to use the Accelerated Research Agreement.

The Multi-party Collaboration Agreement is for multi-party research and development projects between universities and companies.

The Equipment Licence Agreement is for a party to access equipment from another party for a specified use and time period, for example when a company wishes to use equipment owned by the University for a specific project on its premises.

The Technical (Consulting) Services Agreement is for the provision of support services, for example when an industry partner wishes to purchase certain testing services from a university and this is being charged on a commercial/market rate basis.

A licence agreement for an IP owner to licence IP Rights (IPR) (including IPR developed as part of a project) on a non-exclusive basis to the other party, either for non-commercial use or for low-risk commercialisation.

A licence agreement for an IP owner to licence IP Rights (IPR) (including IPR developed as part of a project) on a non-exclusive basis to the other party for commercialisation.

A licence agreement for an IP owner to licence IP Rights (IPR) (including IPR developed as part of a project) on an exclusive basis (e.g., by field of use or territory) to the other party for commercialisation.

The Assignment Agreement is for use to legally transfer ownership of intellectual property (IP) from one party to another, for example when a party is the owner of IP developed by the other party under a joint research collaboration.

The Variation Agreement is for use to alter the terms of any agreement previously signed by a University and Collaborator under the HERC IP Framework, for example to vary the terms of a licence or research agreement.

The Framework has been designed to assist businesses when working with universities to access research expertise and intellectual property (IP).

Before deciding to work together, or to use the Framework and its agreements, industry partners and universities should plan effectively.

The Framework helps business and universities work together on projects in five key categories. These categories are called ‘commercialisation pathways’.

Now that you know what category your project falls under, you will need to choose the right agreement template(s) for your project. Use the tool below to help you.

For Research and/or Licence Agreements: the Framework provides agreement templates in two ‘tracks’.

Materials available for each agreement: