aHaarmann Hemmelrath, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HQ, UK
bProcurement Department, ESA, 8-10 rue Mario Nikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France
Abstract:
This paper outlines the new intellectual property policy for ESA research and development contracts and how the new general contract provisions achieve a balance between the interests of the individual contractor, the member states and ESA's need to improve the competitive position of European industry as a whole.