Four Types of Agreements for U.S. Companies
Georgia Tech offers contract agreements that enable U.S. companies and our researchers to engage at all stages of R&D. These agreements offer straightforward intellectual property (IP) terms. Learn more about international research here.
We will work with you to determine which mechanism is right for you. View sample agreements here.
| Agreement Type | Purpose | IP Terms |
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Basic Research
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To explore fundamental challenges in a technical area |
Opportunity to license the resulting IP |
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Applied Research
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To explore a technology’s viability and overcome practical challenges To test a product during final stages of development |
Fee-based access to the resulting IP Exclusive field-of-use rights for specified time period can be extended or converted to non-exclusive license |
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Demonstration
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To improve existing technology during product development |
Exclusive rights to any improvements to company’s IP at no additional cost* |
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Specialized Testing
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To test new and existing products using Georgia Tech’s equipment |
Company owns all test results |
* If the improved IP was originally licensed from Georgia Tech, the terms and conditions of the original licensing agreement will be updated to include the improvement