R&D Agreements, Cooperation and Licensing Contracts

Know-how and continued efforts in R&D are the foundation and driver of success of many businesses, particularly German SMEs. Due to their competitive edge and know-how, many of them became hidden champions and market leaders in their respective business segments.

Rechtsanwälte Sauerbier and Dr. Wolf have extensive experience in drafting and negotiating R&D and cooperation agreements and offer:

• drafting of well balanced license, user and fee agreements
• Drafting of cooperation, joint-venture, consortium and joint development agreements in accordance with applicable laws, such as the European Competition – and Antitrust Laws and Block Exemptions, namely Commission Regulation (EU) N° 1217/2010
• Alignment and drafting of (partnership) agreements on publicly funded R&D-projects, for example under the Horizon 2020- program of the European Union