Common use of IN DUPLICATE Clause in Contracts

IN DUPLICATE. To:_____________________ This is to (acknowledge receipt of your letter) (confirm our telephone conversation) in which you requested certain research materials developed in this laboratory be sent to you for scientific research purposes. The materials concerned, which belong to The Regents of the University of California/San Diego Campus (UCSD) are _______________. While I cannot transfer ownership of these materials to you, I will be pleased to permit your use of these materials within your (university) (Non-Profit Research Institution) laboratory for (our cooperative) scientific research. However, before forwarding them to you, I require your agreement that the materials will be received by you only for use in (our cooperative work) (scientific research), that you will bear all risk to you or any others resulting from your use, and that you will not pass these materials, their progeny or derivatives, on to any other party or use them for commercial purposes without the express written consent of The Regents of the University of California. You understand that no other right or license to these materials, their progeny or derivatives, is granted or implied as a result of our transmission of these materials to you. These materials are to be used with caution and prudence in any experimental work, since all of their characteristics are not known. As you recognize, there is a processing cost to us involved in providing these materials to you. We will bill xxx for our processing costs, which will amount to $_________________. If you agree to accept these materials under the above conditions, please sign the enclosed duplicate copy of this letter, then have it signed by an authorized representative of your institution, and return it to me. Upon receipt of that confirmation I will forward the material(s) to you.