Technology Transfer/Sharing Mechanisms at Cirrus

Program Reference Use Research Funding Subject Inventions Highlights

Partner program Partner program Collaborative research Preference for Private Cirrus and corporate partner Designed for multiparty
Agreement between Cirrus and open research may elect their own collaborative research.
corporate partner. inventions and corporate
Patents generally for
partner has right to negotiate
defensive purposes.
exclusive license to Cirrus
inventions.

Digital Asset User/licensing Corporate research Closed Private Solely invented or authored by Access to unique facilities
Locker for Agreement for the benefit of the the company's employees, and expertise.
corporates corporate entity. and accordingly, the company
solely owns the associated IP
rights.

Digital Asset User/licensing Non-commercial Open (required) Cirrus Cirrus and user may elect their Access to unique facilities
Locker for Agreement research own Subject Inventions. and expertise through the
universities (Subject to the IPR Act in Cirrus Consortium.
South Africa)

Cirrus FOUNDRY Equity Agreement Commercial research Closed Cirrus and Cirrus User may elect title to its Merit based access to
FOUNDRY Fund Subject Inventions. unique facilities and
(Subject to the IPR Act in expertise.
South Africa)

Co-development Co-development Collaborative research Closed Private Cirrus and co-development Designed for multiparty
program Agreement between Cirrus and partner may elect their own collaborative research and
private entities for the inventions and co- development.
mutual benefit of the development partner has right
parties. Focused on to negotiate exclusive license
specific projects. to Cirrus inventions.

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