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Commercialising the Inhibitor SOLUTIONS If Lakeland finds another licensee in another field then IPP may want Lakeland to make sure that such other licensee shares such costs. What issues will Lakeland need to consider in negotiating the terms of the licence back? n What does Lakeland need the licence for? It will definitely want a licence to be able to conduct research and possibly teaching. IPP may want to limit any such licence to non-commercial research. 'Non-commercial research' does not have a specific meaning and it may be debatable whether research funded by an industry partner but undertaken entirely by Lakeland is non-commercial research. This may need clarifying. n If Lakeland's licence is limited to research and teaching but it subsequently comes up with a new invention using the licensed IP, it will need to decide it needs a further licence to cover commercialisation of the new IP as commercialisation would not be covered by the existing licence. In relation to the submission of his paper to a scientific journal, what should Brian Hodgson be thinking about in relation to: n IP protection If the improvements are patentable inventions Brian needs to consider confidentiality. Any submissions to a publisher should only be done on a confidential basis or after a patent has been filed. n The relationship with IPP Whilst, hopefully, the improvements do not belong to IPP under the licence, Brian needs to be sure that the paper does not disclose any information which Lakeland has agreed to keep confidential under the licence. If IPP has in fact funded Brian's further work there may be other confidentiality obligations in such funding agreement. n His approach to a publisher, bearing in mind his relative inexperience Brian should decide whether the paper he is writing is best placed in a peer-reviewed journal. It would be a good idea for him to talk to colleagues who are already experienced in publishing to get their input. He should find out which journals are well thought of by academics/researchers. Does he know who the editor/editorial board are? Having submitted his paper he should get help in reviewing the contract with the publisher? 65