Database of actual and model biodiversity-related access and benefit-sharing agreements and related information, with particular emphasis on the intellectual property aspects of such agreements.
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Model agreements
- Agreement drafted by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) for the transfer of Biological Material and/or Related Information, 2000
- Exclusive License Agreement (sample) - Harvard College, United States of America
- Exclusive Variety License Agreement between her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC), and the Company
- Licensing Agreement (sample) submitted by Michael A. Gollin, VENABLE Attorneys at Law, 1201 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005-3917, United States of America
- Material Transfer Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture "National Programme on Plant Genetic Resources and Agro-biodiversity Conservation and Utilization" of the Czech Republic, Czech Gene Bank, CRI
- Model Transfer Agreement: Terms and Conditions of limited non-exclusive license model agreement to use genetic material of the Culture Collection of Dairy Microorganisms (CCDM) of the Czech Republic
- Model Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement between Access Provider and Access Party, proposed by the Australian Government
- Model Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement between Australian Government and Access Party
- Model Agreement between the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Nigeria and a Consultant Herbalist, 1997
- Model Biodiscovery Benefit-Sharing Agreement prepared by the State of Queensland, Australia to facilitate the development of the Queensland Biodiscovery Industry
- Model Letter of Collaboration between the Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment/Diagnosis National Cancer Institute, United States of America (DTP/NCI) and a Source Country Government (SCG)/Source Country Organization(s) (SCO)
- Model Material Transfer Agreement between the American National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Applicant Investigators
- Material Transfer Agreement for Plant Genetic Resources held in trust by the Center
- Model Material Transfer Agreement of the Korean Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
- Model Material Transfer Agreement suggested by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
- Model Material Transfer Agreement: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
- Model Memorandum of Understanding between the Developmental Therapeutics Program Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis National Cancer Institute, United States of America (DTP/NCI), a Source Country and a Source Country Organization (SCO)
- MOSAICC Micro-Organisms Sustainable use and Access Regulation International Code of Conduct, Updated September 2009
- Non-exclusive License Agreement (sample) - Harvard College, United States of America
- ProCorn Inbred Release and Licensing Agreement between Agriculture and Agri-Foods, Canada (AAFC) and commercial corn companies
- Restricted License for non-profit purposes of the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) Uruguay
- San Diego State University (SDSU), Graduate and Research Affairs, Proprietary Material Transfer Agreement
- San Diego State University (SDSU), Graduate and Research Affairs, Simple Agreement for Transfer of Non-Proprietary Biological Materials
- Standard Conditions for Project Agreements between the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and Commissioned Organization(s)
- Standard Material Transfer Agreement: International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)
- Uniform Biological Material Transfer Agreement, dated March 8, 1995 for the Transfer of Materials between Non-Profit Institutions and an Implementing Letter for the Transfer of Biological Material
Actual agreement
- Access and Benefit-Sharing Agreement between the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, Tal Amara, Rayak, Lebanon and The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE United Kingdom
- Access Regulation to Plant Genetic Resources of the Pathumthani Rice Research Centre of Thailand
- Agreement between Montreal Botanical Garden and Private Companies
- Agreement for the Testing of Plant Extracts between the Company and the University (Sri Lanka), dated January 1st, 2000
- Contract for the Production of Hybrid Sorgum Seeds between INSORMIL, WINROCK and INRAN, represented by the Ministry of Rural Development, National Institute of Agronomic Research, Niger and Mr Abdou Garba, Producer, 2000
- Experimental Licensing Contract between the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute for Selections of Fruit Cultures (Licensor) and the Foreign Fruit Selection Organization, France (Licensee)
- Germplasm License Agreement for "Line Ten" between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Licensor) and Company Canada Inc. (Licensee)
- International Rice Genome Sequencing Project. Member Institution Registration Agreement between Genoscope ("Principal Investigator") and Pharmacia Corporation (Extract of contract provided)
- Know How Licencing Agreement between The Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Kerala, India (TBGRI) and The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Coimbatore) Ltd, Coimbatore, India (the PARTY), dated November 10th, 1995
- Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) Germplasm and Unregistered Lines between the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Foods, Canada (AAFC) and several public breeding institutions
- Model Project on "Genetic Modification of hyaluronidase inhibitor glycoprotein (WSG) in the roots of Withania Somnifera (Hania plant) for Anti Venom Treatment" between Astra Zeneca, National Institute of Health and Local Government, Karimabad, Pakistan
- Research Agreement between Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland and HUBEL Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan, China, dated November 1997
- Scientific and Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Horticultural Science Research Institute (Russia) and the All-Russian Plant Science Research Institute