CRADA |
A partnership
with industry
for collaborative R&D. |
CRADA generated
data may be protected for up to 5 years. Typically, publishing
party provides 30 day for review prior to intended publication.
Other conditions may apply. |
Each party
retains title to its own inventions. An option for a royalty-bearing
exclusive license is granted to the industry partner in a field
of use for ORNL inventions. Other conditions may apply. |
WFO (non-federal) |
Sponsor
provides funding to ORNL for the performance of R&D or
services |
Data rights
are negotiable, ranging from fully proprietary to both parties
can use all data produced without restriction. Other conditions
may apply. |
Title to
ORNL inventions may go to the sponsor under a DOE class waiver,
depending on work funded and type of funds |
User Agreement |
User gains
access to certain unique ORNL designated facilities for R&D. |
There are
both proprietary and nonproprietary agreements. |
A DOE class
waiver provides that user inventions go to the user. |
