Overview

Universities and Research Centers are conducting research, financed by public funds, EU funding as well as private financing within the framework of R&D collaborations. Moreover, all those Research Organizations are increasingly developing technology transfer activities to commercialize their research results and to exploit economically their scientific know-how.

Research projects and research funding sets out significant legal challenges, primarily with respect to Intellectual Property but also regarding research consortia legal relationships, particularly in view of potential research commercialization. Furthermore, significant legal challenges arise in the process of research commercialization and scientific know-how exploitation, both regarding Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer activities (R&D collaborations and Spin-Offs).

Legal Services

At ZKlaw firm we possess the expertise to advise on the critical legal issues that arise in both research projects and in research commercialization. Our experience and knowledge in Intellectual Property (link), Contracts (Link) and Corporate issues (link), offers us the background to deal with the key legal challenges in research and technology transfer. Furthermore, having examined thoroughly the Greek academic and research ecosystem and the we possess a solid understanding of regulatory challenges related with technology transfer.

We advise on

  • Technology transfer transactions and activities with respect to
    • IP protection IP exploitation,
    • R&D collaborations between Research Organizations and enterprises,
    • Spin Offs

as well as in the

  • design and implementation of internal research & technology transfer regulatory frameworks of Universities and Research Centers

Our legal services include:

  • IP legal assessment
  • IP protection advice
  • IP exploitation strategy and contract drafting (licensing contracts)
  • Legal IP due diligence
  • Contracts drafting and negotiating for R&D collaborations (among others contract research, co-development contracts, framework R&D agreements,
  • Legal due diligence for R&D collaborations
  • Legal Advice on Commercialization Plan drafting
  • Spin Off foundation and corporate structure
  • Spin Off financing