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175 Block exemptions relevant to technology transfer

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY vol 21(1) patents and technology transfer

175 Block exemptions relevant to technology transfer

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5: BLOCK EXEMPTIONS — TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

(a) Introduction

175 Block exemptions relevant to technology transfer

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(2) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND LICENSING

176 Introduction to the technology transfer block exemption

177 Requirement for the technology transfer block exemption to apply—agreement must relate to the production of goods and services

178 Requirement for the technology transfer block exemption to apply—agreement must be between a licensor and licensee

179 Requirement for the technology transfer block exemption to apply—technology must move from one undertaking to another

180 Requirement for the technology transfer block exemption to apply—market share and the exemption

181 Duration of technology transfer block exemption

182.1 Introduction

182.2 Competing undertakings

182.3 Non-competing parties

182.4 Non-competing parties becoming competing parties

183 Less severe restrictions under the technology transfer block exemption—affecting only a provision in agreement and not the whole agreement

184.1 Meaning of ‘R&D agreement’

184.2 Meaning of ‘exploitation of the results’

184.3 Meaning of ‘joint exploitation’

185 Conditions for the R&D agreements block exemption to apply

186.1 Conditions that must be met—otherwise the R&D agreement is cancelled

186.2 Period of exemption

187 R&D agreements block exemption—‘hardcore’ restrictions—whole agreement not exempt

188 Less severe restrictions—R&D agreements block exemption—affecting only a provision in agreement and not the whole agreement

189 Introduction to the block exemption for vertical agreements