Common use of Protection of Knowledge Clause in Contracts

Protection of Knowledge. 1. Participants who own knowledge resulting from the project shall provide adequate and effective protection for such knowledge, in particular in the case of joint ownership, for an appropriate duration, in accordance with any applicable regulation or convention. 2. A participant participating in the project may publish, or allow the publication of, data, on whatever medium, concerning knowledge which he owns provided that this does not affect the protection of that knowledge. The contracting parties shall be given, in good time, prior notice of any planned publication and the scheduled date thereof. A copy of the medium containing these data shall be communicated to them if they so request within 30 days after receipt of such notice. They may object to such publication provided that due reasons for the objections are given within a new period of 30 days after receipt of such data where, from their point of view, it would adversely affect the protection of the knowledge referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The consortium agreement may specify the details of such a right to object and the measures necessary to ensure a speedy publication without prejudicing the protection.

Protection of Knowledge. 1. Participants who own knowledge resulting from the project shall provide adequate and effective protection for such knowledge, in particular in the case of joint ownership, for an appropriate duration, in accordance with any applicable regulation or convention. 2. A participant participating in the project may publish, or allow the publication of, data, on whatever medium, concerning knowledge which he it owns provided that this does not affect the protection of that knowledge. The contracting parties shall be given, in good time, prior notice of any planned publication and the scheduled date thereof. A copy of the medium containing these data shall be communicated to them if they so request within 30 days after receipt of such notice. They may object to such publication provided that due reasons for the objections are given within a new period of 30 days after receipt of such data where, from their point of view, it would adversely affect the protection of the knowledge referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The consortium agreement may specify the details of such a right to object and the measures necessary to ensure a speedy publication without prejudicing the protection.