Technologic Contracts

Technologic Contracts

1. In a changing global market, intangible assets create strong competitive advantages. As part of its management the enterprises must consider different factors whether they are technology developers or customers.

   • Objectives
     • Provide a general understading of the different types of technologic contracts available in a technologic negotiation
     • Describe the elements to be taken into account to set a licensing agreement
     • "Technologic contracts become a technological relationship, in which rights and obligations are created, transmitted, modified or extinguished to trade technologic objects."
       • Software Contracts - Commercial software: software bought in stores with an established contract form that can’t be modified
         • Contract to supply Software implementation services, Contract to supply Software maintenance services, Contract to supply Software development services
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       • Hardware Contracts - Hardware contracts are more easy to define given that there is a tangible object to trade. The following are the must common contracts
         • Contract of sale, Contract of test and purchase, Contract of lease, Contract of financial lease
       • Licensing is one of the must common mechanism used to transfer technology.
   • Understanding the technology as an asset provides an opportunity to create value from innovation, whether it is a software or a hardware, there are a large number of options for its commercialization.

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