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IT DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ANY PARTICULAR ENTITY, NOR DOES ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TEMPLATE AND GUIDE CONSTITUTE A COMPREHENSIVE OR COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL COLLABORATIVE PROJECT MATTERS. ALL INFORMATION IN THIS TEMPLATE AND GUIDE IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH AS AN ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE.  \nNGEN MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, VALIDITY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TEMPLATE AND GUIDE.  \nTHIS TEMPLATE AND GUIDE ARE NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PLEASE CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL ADVISOR FOR LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.  \nCommented [MT1]: Definition: Define terms that will be used throughout the document and keep them consistent.  \nRequired Clauses for NGen Approval:  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThis Collaboration Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated and made effective as of  (the “Effective Date”), is by and between the following parties (each a“Party” and collectively, the “Parties”):  \na corporation organized under the laws of [insert jurisdiction of incorporation], with offices located at Full Address (“[insert Abbreviation of Lead]”)  \nand  \na corporation organized under the laws of [insert jurisdiction of incorporation], with offices located at Full Address (“[insert Abbreviation of Participant 1”)  \nand  \na corporation organized under the laws of [insert jurisdiction of incorporation], with offices located at Full Address (“[insert Abbreviation of Participant 2”)  \nWHEREAS:  \nA. Abbreviation of Lead is an [insert brief synopsis of company];  \nC. Abbreviation of Participant 3 is an [insert brief synopsis of company];  \nD. The Parties wish to collaborate on a project (the “Project”) as outlined in an application for funding to Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (“NGen”) numbered [Insert NGen Project No.] .   \nE. As a condition to receiving such funding, NGen requires that the Parties enter into this Agreement, among other things, to govern how the Parties will manage the Project and to establish the ownership and use of, and access to, any related intellectual property.  \nParticipant 3,  \nB. Abbreviation of Participant 2 is an [insert brief synopsis of company];  \nDEFINITIONS  \nLead Participant,  \nParticipant 2,  \n1.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:  \n“Background IPR”(or “BIPR”) means the Intellectual Property developed before the beginning of the Project, or otherwise developed independently of the Project, and required for the carrying out of the Project or the exploitation of the Foreground Intellectual Property.  \n“Confidential Information” means any information relating to a Party or its business that is of a  \nconfidential or proprietary nature and includes any information that, due to the nature of its subject matter or circumstances surrounding its disclosure, would reasonably be understood to be nonpublic, confidential, or proprietary.  \n“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth on the first page of this Agreement.  \n“Financial Forecast” means the forecast attached as a Schedule to this Agreement.  \n“Foreground IPR”(or “FIPR”) means all Intellectual Property created to practice in carrying out the Project by the Parties or any of their respective employees, agents, contractors or assignees, and all rights therein, but does not include Background Intellectual Property as defined in this Agreement.  \n“Funding” means any funding from NGen in respect of the Project.  \n“Intellectual Property”(or “IP”) means all inventions, whether or not patented or patentable, all commercial and technical information, whether or not constituting trade secrets, and all copyrightable works, industrial designs, integrated circuit topographies, distinguishing marks or guises, whether or not registered or regist","cbCailOwJYgKBFU1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailOwJYgKBFU1","pdf",407894,"English","# Introduction\n# Definitions\n# Purpose/Reference to MPA","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the NGen Collaboration Agreement template?\",\"answer\":\"It sets out how the parties will manage the project and govern ownership, use, and access to related intellectual property required for NGen funding.\"},{\"question\":\"Which terms are defined in the template for consistent use?\",\"answer\":\"The template defines terms such as Background IPR, Confidential Information, Effective Date, Foreground IPR, Funding, and Intellectual Property (including ML models and data).\"},{\"question\":\"How does the agreement handle conflicts with the Master Project Agreement (MPA)?\",\"answer\":\"If there is a conflict between this agreement and the MPA, this agreement prevails for the parties’ arrangements, while parties’ respective obligations to NGen under the MPA remain unaffected.\"}]","NGen Collaboration Agreement Template & Guide - For Participants | PDF",1789569087]