Commercialising Intellectual Property: Joint Ventures

Organisations need to anticipate and properly manage legal aspects, in order to be able to maximise the financial gains that such settlements aim for. Generally, joint ventures have the goal to further develop and/or commercialise intellectual assets belonging to existing organisations, through a separate legal entity or in project collaborations. The present fact sheet focuses on joint ventures and will put forward some practical and legal issues, mainly from the perspective of the ownership and exploitation of intellectual property.