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Material Transfer, Non-Disclosure, Data Use and other Agreements

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Agreements that are coming from outside the university must be presented to the Office of Technology Commercialization and be reviewed by the Office of the General Counsel.

A researcher is not the signing party to bind the university to these agreements, but may be asked to sign off on the agreement to show they have read and understood the agreement.  In most cases the agreement is signed by a representative from the Office of Research Services designated by the Chancellor.

OTC provides and reviews the following documents at UMKC:

Material Transfer Agreements (MTA)

Used in the transfer of materials between two parties, MTAs spell out the ownership of the material and use restrictions.

Please click here to submit an MTA request.

UMKC is a signatory of the UBMTA. 

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)

Also called a Confidentiality Agreement, these contracts bind parties to maintaining the confidentiality of proprietary information. In most cases a non-disclosure agreement is entered into with the company and in depth, confidential information can be shared.  OTC can supply a mutual non-disclosure agreement or if time allows can shepherd an outside agreement through a university legal review process.  Contact OTC for assistance with a NDA.

Data Use Agreements (DUA)

Agreements between the university and the data provider that facilitate the transfer of data and may limit the use and reporting of the data. 

Further, OTC reviews agreements that have intellectual property components including Interinstitutional Agreements (IIA), visiting scientist agreements, student design project agreements  and memorandums of understanding.