Landscaping Living Labs for collaborative research

Living Labs represent interesting flexible ecosystem to foster open innovation as they implement infrastructures where stakeholders are involved to create seamless interaction and collaborative settings. This paper firstly describes the concept and architecture of the Living Labs then it focuses on the main models and state-of-the art methodologies. Against this background se- lected legal issues (i.e. Intellectual property rights and data protection) will be analysed and a focus on contractual terms will be provided. The theoretical study will make use of the practical experience of the “LIVINGAGRO proj- ect” to address the effective dimension and implementation of Living Labs.