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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.\n\u0003Table of Contents\n\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u \u0014\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464268\" \u0014SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464268 \\h \u00142\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464269\" \u0014SECTION 2: PURPOSE\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464269 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464270\" \u0014SECTION 3: PROJECT PLAN OVERVIEW\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464270 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464271\" \u0014SECTION 4: CHANGES AND DECISION-MAKING\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464271 \\h \u00144\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464272\" \u0014SECTION 5: CONFIDENTIALITY\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464272 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464273\" \u0014SECTION 6: USE AND EXPLOITATION OF IP\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464273 \\h \u00145\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464274\" \u0014SECTION 7: MUTUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464274 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464275\" \u0014SECTION 8: INDEMNIFICATION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464275 \\h \u00147\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464276\" \u0014SECTION 9: DISPUTE RESOLUTION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464276 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464277\" \u0014SECTION 10: TERMINATION\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464277 \\h \u00148\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464278\" \u0014SECTION 11: MISCELLANEOUS\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464278 \\h \u001410\u0015\u0015\n\u0013 HYPERLINK \\l \"_Toc160464279\" \u0014SIGNATURE PAGE\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc160464279 \\h \u001413\u0015\u0015\n\u0015\u0004\n\u000f\u0005\nThis Collaboration Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated and made effective as of\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Insert Date]\u0015 (the “Effective Date”), \u0005is by and between the following parties (each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”):\nLead Recipient,\na corporation organized under the laws of \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[jurisdiction of incorporation]\u0015, with offices located at \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[full address]\u0015 (“\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Lead Recipient]\u0015”)\nand\nRecipient 2,\na corporation organized under the laws of \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[jurisdiction of incorporation]\u0015, with offices located at \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[full address]\u0015 (“\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Recipient 2]\u0015”)\nand\nRecipient 3,\na corporation organized under the laws of \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[jurisdiction of incorporation]\u0015, with offices located at \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[full address]\u0015 (“\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Recipient 3]\u0015”)\nand\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[ADD OTHER RECIPIENT, IF ANY]\u0015\nWHEREAS:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Lead Recipient]\u0015 is an \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[insert brief synopsis of company]\u0015;\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Recipient 2]\u0015 is an \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[insert brief synopsis of company]\u0015;\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[Abbreviation of Recipient 3]\u0015 is an \u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014[insert brief synopsis of company]\u0015;\nThe Parties wish to collaborate on a project (the “Project”) as outlined in an application for funding to Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (“NGen”);\nNGen 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.\nSECTION 1: DEFINITIONS\u0005\nFor purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:\n“Background Intellectual Property” or “Background IP” means Intellectual Property created, conceived, produced, developed, or reduced to practice by, or licensed to, a Recipient and/or its Personnel:\n(a)\tprior to the Project Start Date, or\n(b) \tafter the Project Start date but outside of the scope of the Project 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