COMMERCIALISATION FUND 2010
PROOF OF CONCEPT/TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/COMMERCIALISATION PLUS
Declaration under the provisions of Clauses 7, 9 and 19 of the
Standard Grant Agreement (2010) Collaborative Project
Designated Institution: _________________________________________
Project Title: _________________________________________________
Agreement ref: _______________________________________________
Clause 7 (Disclosure of conflict of interest and prior communication with third parties)
The Designated Institution hereby represents and warrants on its own behalf and on behalf of
the Principal Investigator, all Research Staff and Other Staff associated with the Project, having
made reasonable and diligent enquiries of them, that no conflict of interest arises from their
participation in the Project and full and frank disclosure has been made to Enterprise Ireland
concerning all prior or pending communications with industry, any company, scientific publisher,
person or other body concerning the Project including the possible Exploitation of potential
Foreground IP and/or Background IP insofar as the latter would affect the exploitation of
Foreground IP in accordance with the terms of this Standard Grant Agreement (2010).
Clause 9 (Intellectual Property)
The Designated Institution hereby warrants that it has a right to full and unfettered ownership
of all Foreground IP and that there is no formal or informal arrangement with, or commitment
given by it to any person, group of persons, company or other body that could affect that right
or attach conditions to it. The Designated Institution hereby further warrants that there is no
formal or informal arrangement with, or commitment given by on behalf of the Principal
Investigator, any member of the Research Staff or Other Staff associated with the Project to any
person, group of persons, company or other body that could affect its rights to unfettered
ownership of all Foreground IP or attach conditions to it. The Designated Institution hereby
further warrants that, insofar as can be reasonably determined it is not aware that any
arrangement or commitment of the type referred to in this clause is in place with respect to
Background IP that would affect the Exploitation of Foreground IP in accordance with the terms
of this Standard Grant Agreement (2010).
Clause 19.2 (Intellectual Property)
The Designated Institution hereby warrants that it has entered a written agreement with all
Collaborating Institutions (1) to grant each other access on a royalty free basis to such of each
other’s Intellectual Property (including Foreground IP) as is required to enable the Designated
Institution and the Collaborating Institutions to carry out their respective parts of the
Collaborative Project; and (2) to determine the ownership and (subject to the consent of
Enterprise Ireland) the exploitation of any Intellectual Property jointly developed as part of the
Collaborative Project.
I am authorised to make the above Declarations on behalf of the Designated Institution.
Declared by: ________________________
Position: ______________________
Signed:
Date:
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