4. Risks of open innovation

In a context of interaction with the environment, the company is exposed to the risk of spoliation of its ideas or results, which could benefit others. The question of intellectual property must therefore be taken into account as far upstream as possible in discussions between future partners, in line with each party's exploitation and development objectives.

The most important risk is therefore that of intellectual property.

The question of intellectual property arises forcefully when it comes to collaborating on an innovation project between identified partners, i.e. when the partners reach the stage of collaborative innovation. In such cases, a consortium agreement needs to be drawn up in advance, clearly defining the role, responsibilities and contributions of each partner, as well as ownership of results and exploitation rights. Various...