Research and Development
This part of the topic index contains resources on collaborative arrangements for research into and development of new products or processes. Please select the resource that you require by clicking on the relevant tab below.
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resources
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basis and update them as soon as possible.
| 1 | Overview of collaborative R&D agreements The Overview discusses the reasons for engaging in research and development (R&D) and considers the ownership of rights arising from, and the importance of confidentiality in, collaborative R&D projects. The Overview also summarises the application of EU and UK competition law to collaborative R&D agreements. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Are you looking for EU law content on this topic? A practice note explaining where to find EU law content from a topic page. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Intangible property: tax The rules in Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 apply to a company's intangible assets. This practice note considers those rules, and how they affect a company's liability to corporation tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Intellectual property: joint ventures This note considers the intellectual property aspects of joint ventures and strategic alliances, including collaborative research and development joint ventures. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Tax legislation tracker: intellectual property A document tracking the development of certain notable pieces of proposed new legislation relating to intellectual property taxation. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | University spin-outs: overview An overview of the key considerations and steps required in commercialising the intellectual property rights in university research programmes. | Practice notes | Maintained |