TY - BOOK AU - Baquero,Pablo Marcello TI - Networks of collaborative contracts for innovation T2 - International studies in the theory of private law SN - 9781509929993 AV - K487.T4 B386 2020eb U1 - 344/.095 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Oxford, England PB - Hart Publishing KW - Technological innovations KW - Law and legislation KW - Business networks KW - Contracts KW - Contract law KW - bicssc KW - Electronic books N1 - Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Cambridge, 2018); Includes bibliographical references and index; Contractual networks to innovate : the search for a legal concept -- The internal coordination of the collaborative contractual network through governance of contract -- Managing the internal coordination of the network : the role of the legal doctrine and the duty of loyalty to the network -- Legal interpretation in contracts to innovate : potential matters of dispute; Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers; Also published in print N2 - "With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, the companies that will succeed in the future are those who operate under a constant state of innovation. Not just that, they will need to ensure that they pursue 'open innovation'. This book explores the contractual basis for innovation, examining the legal challenges raised by contracts to innovate. On the one hand, it examines empirical studies analysing how these agreements are structured in order to overcome the inherent uncertainty of innovative activity. On the other hand it develops the legal doctrine governing contracts to innovate, in particular the notion of duty of loyalty to the contractual network, providing suggestions on how to concretise it in different situations"-- UR - https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509929993?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections ER -