TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, CONCEPTS. PART II

1. www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address] Technology Transfer/Universities/General Concepts GENERAL CONCEPTS PART II

2. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: Free information 1. CONCEPT OF TRANSFER 2. ADVANTAGES OF TRANSFER FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER 3. ADVANTAGES OF TRANSFER FOR THE TECHNOLOGY RECEIVER 4. TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS 5. PROPERTY RIGHT LICENSING 6. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 8. PERSONNEL MOBILITY DOCUMENTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Payment required 9. HOW TO WORK WITH TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

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4. 1. CONCEPT OF TRANSFER Concept The aim of the transfer of a specific technology is to enable the receiver to use it in the same conditions and with the same benefits as the provider, for the purpose of technological innovation. In fact, to speak of transfer implies that there is an agreement reached by consensus (licence, project, personnel recruitment...) between the provider and the receiver of the technology for this purpose. In those cases where there is no formal consensus between both parties and the receiver only has access to a part of the knowledge, it is perhaps more appropriate to speak of knowledge transmission rather than knowledge transfer. In these cases, there may be a dissemination of knowledge but this may be insufficient for its commercial use in the creation of innovations (there is an additional need for formal support from the knowledge producer). Occasions when knowledge transmission (or "informal transmission" mechanisms as you will see further on) can occur are: attendance of conferences, reading and study of technical documentation (patent reports and designs, scientific articles, technical journals...) specific conversations with experts, visits to production facilities or trade shows, etc. www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

10. 4. TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER MECHANISMS www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address] R&D projects Poperty rights licence Personnel mobility Purchase-buy equipment goods Technical assistance and trainning Mergers and acquisitions Creation of companies Technolo-gical alliances Mecanisms access to knowledge

11. 5. PROPERTY RIGHT LICESING Property right licensing agreements are the most representative and traditional way of obtaining technology. They consist of obtaining legal authorisation for the manufacture, use and/or commercial exploitation of technology and knowledge protected by means of industrial and intellectual property rights. Licences exist for patents, designs, marks and know-how. In certain cases there is mention of industrial franchise when it concerns the obtention of a licence together with the property rights involved in a business: technology, mark, commercial contacts, work processes, etc. www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

12. 6. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Research and development projects, or technological cooperation projects, refer to collaboration in the framework of an activity that generates new technologies, products or processes. An R&D project can be made either "under contract", where the company subcontracts a provider to generate 100% of the technology, or as a "collaboration", where the technology is jointly developed by two or more parties through a partnership as a group or consortium. The R&D collaboration project – similar to a technological alliance – is widely used in projects funded through national and international public R&D programmes (the Spanish Ministry of Science-funded Programa Cenit, the EU Framework Programme...) and in public-private R&D consortia (technology platforms...). Technology transfer takes place in the framework of the project results, given that it is originated as initial scientific and technical knowledge. www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

13. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINNING Technical assistance consists of offering specialist technical advice and/or services outside of the limits set by property rights and industrial secrets. This includes a wide range of possibilities, such as: technical assistance (advice/consulting, engineering, studies, technological support...), specialist services (tests, analyses, certification...), training in key areas (production, management, research...) and even industrial subcontracting (manufacturing, component supply...). www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

14. 8. PERSONNEL MOBILITY Personnel mobility refers to a mechanism whereby expert personnel or with expertise in the scientific or technical fields of interest for the company are incorporated from a technology provider. It may involve permanent incorporation (hired by the company according to habitual process) or a temporary incorporation (stay, exchange...) that allows important scientific or technical knowledge to be passed on. The person being incorporated can range from a graduate to a senior scientist and doctor, or even a technologist with several years of research experience. www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

15. DOCUMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Payment required www.yourlegalconsultants.com [email_address]

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