Primer on Licensing and Technology Transfer

"In a research-intensive sector such as the pharmaceutical industry, the creation, protection and transfer of technology are key elements of most companies´ business strategies. In this guide, Philip Mendes, Partner of Innovation Law in Brisbane (Australia) presents the main contractual agreements through which technology is transferred in the pharmaceutical industry. With a special focus on patent licensing, the guide also presents other technology transfer agreements such as confidentiality agreements, IP assignments, material transfer agreements and strategic alliances. The guide is published by kind permission of the International Trade Center, the joint technical cooperation agency of the UNCTAD and WTO for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development."