ponedjeljak, 3. kolovoza 2026.

Intellectual Property in Technology Partnerships

Intellectual Property in Technology Partnerships

Autor: Nermin Sefić

Nermin Sefić analyses IP ownership in tech partnerships, key risks, and practical consequences for companies and investors.

Joint technology development with external partners requires clearly defined ownership of results before, not after, collaboration begins.

Joint technology development with external partners requires clearly defined ownership of results before, not after, collaboration begins.

Technology partnerships and joint development projects often start without fully clarifying who retains rights to results, improvements, and derivative works.

Unclear intellectual-property ownership only becomes visible once the partnership ends or one side wants to apply the result outside the original agreement.

Contract practice that separates background knowledge, jointly developed results, and rights to further use in advance reduces the number of disputes and speeds up future negotiations for new collaborations.


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