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Annual Reports

Industry alliance and tech commercialization synopses from UC Berkeley, as well as University of California Office of the President.

IPIRA Annual Report FY 2021 UCOP Annual Technology Commercialization Reports

What are the most common types of agreements used for commercialization of intellectual property and industry collaborations?

License Agreement

A license agreement provides a company the right to commercially use intellectual property such as a patent or copyright. The agreement spells out the financial and legal terms under which the University grants the licensee rights to commercially utilize this intellectual property so as to benefit society and the general economy.

Option Agreement

An option agreement provides a company a time-limited right to obtain a full license agreement by “exercising” the option to obtain this license. Options are typically used...