ResearchAndMarkets.com announced two online professional-training courses dated October 2, 2026: "Mastering IT Contracts: Legal, Commercial and Technical Essentials for Today's Tech-Driven Deals," scheduled for November 3-10, 2026, and "Drafting International R&D Collaboration and Joint Venture Agreements," scheduled for December 11, 2026. The IT contracts programme is described as a two-day course running from 09:30 on November 3 to 16:45 on November 10, GMT, although the listed dates span more than one calendar week; it requires participants to keep their cameras on and carries 12 CPD hours. It covers SaaS, software licensing, open-source models, outsourcing, service-level agreements, change control, warranties, liability, reseller arrangements, software and cloud fundamentals, encryption, AI, copyright, database rights, audits and software ownership. Mark Weston is the featured speaker. The R&D programme is a one-day course on December 11 from 09:30 to 17:00 GMT, carrying 6 CPD hours. It covers IP ownership and rights of use, collaboration structures, competition law and Brexit, software and ancillary agreements, risk allocation, confidentiality, material transfer agreements and heads of terms from UK and international perspectives. Richard Brady, founder of the British Legal Centre, is the featured speaker.