| Transfer of technology law |
| Section A: Technology transactions |
| · ‘Turn-key’ arrangements, joint ventures, licenses, collaboration agreements, technical consultancies, know-how agreements |
| · History, economics and politics of technology transfers |
| · Legal protection for technology, including intellectual property rights and contact |
| Section B: The technology agreement |
| · Parties |
| · Subject matter |
| · Activities and field of use |
| · Implied terms |
| · Remuneration |
| · Duration |
| · Breach |
| · Termination and post-termination rights and duties |
| · Due diligence searches |
| Section C: Specialised technology licences |
| · Biotechnology licences |
| · Software licences |
| · Trade mark licences |
| · Know-how and show-how licences |
| · Licensing by public research institutes (e.g. universities) |
| · Compulsory licensing |
| Section D: Public regulation of technology transfers |
| · Technology transfer and competition law |
| · European Community Block Exemption |
| · Regulation of restrictive licensing agreements (TRIPs Agreement Article 40) |
| · Technology transfer codes in developing countries (e.g. Andean Pact countries, China, Philippines, Vietnam) |
| · Protection of genetic resources (e.g. Convention on Biological Diversity, International Treaty on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture) |
| · Regulation of transfers of dual-use technology to belligerent nations |
Sequence:
Section A, followed by section B. |
Textbook:
Noel Byrne and Amanda McBratney, Licensing Technology 3rd ed, (Jordan: London, 2005), ISBN: 085308 8926. |
