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Research relationships span across a spectrum of models. On one end, collaborations are
open and the results are publically shared and royalty-free. On the other end of the spectrum is sponsored research
or 'research-for-hire' where financial contributions fund the research and the results are intended to be proprietary.
Between these extremes many other models can exist, such as the free participant use (FPU),
where the results can be used commercially and academically by the participants and might be available for others.
At IBM, we've found that by moving away from the practice of 'one size fits all' to define research collaborations,
we are able to leverage many options represented by this spectrum and apply a customized approach to each
partnership.
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