Model Agreements for Joint Development: a Case Study

Some writers consider a few joint development agreements should be copied as models by other states in subsequent joint development arrangements. Other writers believe that no joint development agreement should be a model for states owing to differences in circumstances. This article examines the agreements regarded as model joint development agreements, the body of literature on the issue, as well as one of the latest joint development agreements, in order to determine whether a model agreement is desirable for joint development and, if so, whether any of these agreements can be a model for other joint development agreements.