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People & Facilities n Have IP contracts for non-employees n Have contracts to cover any secondments n Identify key people and implications if they leave n Review any no staff poaching terms n Review restrictions on competing research n Identify the premises and other facilities needed n Is equipment owned, leased or loaned? n Check insurance is in place Project Management n Appoint a Project Manager as focal point n Establish Project Manager's role and responsibilities n Keep written records of progress on research n Prepare interim and final reports n Have regular face to face meetings IP/Results n Identify IP you bring to the Project n Identify the results from the Project n Be clear where ownership of IP lies n Avoid joint ownership n Who has access rights? n Are licences being granted? n Consider clawback for uncommercialised IP n Are licences of others' IP needed? Publication n Do not suppress results n Obtain all necessary consents n Balance confidentiality and publishing n Be aware of statutory obligations to disclose information n Is consultancy needed to transfer know-how? Disputes/Exit n How deadlock/disputes will be dealt with? n What might trigger termination? n Do linked agreements need to end? n Specify the consequences of termination Research Integrity n Be familiar with regulatory framework n Disclose and clear conflicts n Does the research further institution's objectives? END RESULTS RESOURCES DISSEMINATION MONITORING INTEGRITY ©The University of Manchester I 3 Limited and Eversheds LLP 2003-2014. UMI.MCR.027