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The STTR allocation of rights agreement, explained for founders
Most founders go into their first STTR assuming that the company paying for the research owns whatever the research produces. It doesn't work that way. The STTR allocation of rights agreement is the written agreement, required before award, that settles who owns the project's inventions, who may patent them, and who ma
- partnerships
- sbir-sttr
- ip
- contracts
SBIR vs STTR: which program fits when you already have a university collaborator
Founders who already work with a professor often assume the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program is the one to choose, because STTR is the one that requires a research-institution partner. It isn't always the right call. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program allows a university partner too,
- partnerships
- sbir-sttr
- research-funding
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