Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
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CRADAs are cooperative research and development agreements between
Argonne and industrial partners that contribute to the goals of each party.
A CRADA may be cost shared between the industrial partners and Argonne or may
be 100% funded by the industrial partners. While it is generally the case that
companies are able to retain rights to their own inventions made under a CRADA,
there are exceptions. Similarly, the rights to intellectual property created
by the Laboratory under a CRADA are retained by Argonne. However, the industrial
partner does have a right to an option to license Argonne's inventions. It
is best to defer to OTT or the Legal Department in all discussions of intellectual
property rights.
- U.S. Department of Energy - Cooperative Research and Development Agreements - DOE Order 483.1
- U.S. Department of Energy - DOE CRADA Agreements Manual - DOE M 483.1-1
- Argonne Model CRADA
GENERIC DOE CRADA PROCESS
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Joint |
Industry Partner |
1 |
Researchers discuss ideas
Identify area of mutual interest
Draft a research plan
Generate CRADA Proposal package |
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2 |
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Identify In-house Project Support
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3 |
Draft Statement of Work (SOW) with milestones. |
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4 |
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Review Draft CRADA |
5 |
Negotiate CRADA Terms |
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6 |
Review final SOW |
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7 |
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Approve CRADA |
8 |
Execute CRADA |
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