Cardiff University - Legal Services Panel - Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Services

Tender description

The aim of this procurement process is to establish two Legal Services Panels from which the University can engage with potential suppliers for Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Legal services to support the University’s IP protection and exploitation activities. The provision of IP Patent Services will be used by Cardiff University and any of its subsidiaries or associated companies Lot 1: Biology and Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal Chemistry Advice and professional services relating to living organisms, including biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, and related subjects. Typically, this would cover Schools of Biosciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Optometry and Psychology. Advice and professional services relating to drug discovery and development. Projects allocated in this lot will typically involve research involving the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences but may also include researchers from Biosciences and Medicine. Lot 2: Physical Sciences and Engineering and Software Advice and professional services relating to the sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics, chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects. Typically, this would cover Schools of Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics and Earth & Ocean Sciences. Advice and professional services relating to patentability of software applications and copyright in proprietary code. Often projects allocated in this lot would involve the School of Computer Sciences though many such project are interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature.