About the Project

The Model Inter-Institutional Agreement (Model IIA) was originally developed in 2013 by a broad group of research institutions to create a template as a common starting point for IIA negotiations. The project working group reconvened in 2015 to revise the Model IIA and solicit additional users. Over 40 institutions have now participated in the process and over 30 have confirmed their willingness to use the Model IIA as a starting point for negotiations. The project is an open effort and we hope your institution will consider participating if you are not already.

Come see us at AUTM!

A subset of the Model IIA task force will be the panelists for the session "Are You Wasting Too Much Time on Non-License Agreements?" (covering both NDAs and IIAs) at the 2017 AUTM Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida. The session is taking place on Monday, March 13, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm, location TBD (check your program).

Current Status (updated January 19, 2017)

The revised Model IIA is complete and ready to use!  
Please consider using it today. 

For more information about the Model IIA, please fill out the comment form on this page or contact any of the task force members. Please also contact us if you are interested in joining the task force and participating in future working sessions (conference calls). Our next activities include revisiting and updating the model PPMA (Preliminary Patent Management Agreement), and expanding the template to encompass non-patented, jointly owned materials.

If you are conveying your institution's willingness to participate by the accompanying form, please include the email address of your director of tech transfer for confirmation purposes.