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Opportunities to expand access to technologies
A license is a permission, via contractual agreement, that transfers (exclusive or non-exclusive) rights to commercially explore an asset the institution owns (patents, processes, technical know-how and/or brands), under conditions defined in contract and according to which there are payments for royalties and/or another kind of compensation.
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Advantages of being licensed by Embrapa
A licensee is a strategic partner who directly contributes to Embrapa's mission of creating research, development and innovation solutions for the sustainability of agriculture, to the benefit of Brazilian society.
Moreover, it expands business opportunities through:
- access to markets
- added business value
- more product lines
- knowledge exchange
- the credibility of the Embrapa brand
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Licensing goals
- commercial exploration of products, with or without the use of the brand
- use of the brand for processes, methodologies, agricultural practices, or systems
- commercial validation
- market development
- know-how transfer
Licensing can happen through:
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Technical cooperation for R&D
Technical cooperation for research and development offers partners the chance to commercially explore jointly generated assets.
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Selection Calls and Offer Notices
Check the technologies available for non-exclusive licensing.
In addition, the Offer Notices include Permanent Offers, which, in the case of cultivars, entail seedlots or groups of other propagation material for production.
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Requirements for licensing through Selection Calls and Offer Notices
- criteria and documents required to become licensed.
- the process to formalize a licensing agreement.