tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306131005240217320.post2348313885519440958..comments2008-08-24T01:28:30.291-04:00Jackie Hutter, Intellectual Property and Patent Business Strategist and "Recovering Patent Lawyer"http://www.blogger.com/profile/12023310886433949839noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8306131005240217320.post-41074580767450392852008-08-24T01:28:00.000-04:002008-08-24T01:28:00.000-04:00Jackie, your observations bring to mind advice given me early in my career as a research collaborator. I have had this advice surface to my consciousness every time I have reviewed terms of a collaboration agreement. "PLAN FOR SUCCESS BUT CONTRACT FOR FAILURE!" As a commercial animal rather than a legal beaver this advice has served me well through the years. The reality is that the contract stays on the shelf when everything is running along swimmingly, but when the going gets rocky is when you need the surety of a well-drafted contract. And just like insurance, when it is needed it's too late to change it!Allan J Mainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16684120553644452740noreply@blogger.com