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... the patent, and under which terms he may license the patent against a party which has developed or ...
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Existing research on international licensing focuses on firm decisions related to the choice of licensing versus alternative modes of entry into foreign markets, the timing of licensing within the technology life cycle, and appropriate compensation structures to collect rents. This paper complements and extends this stream of research by focusing on decisions related to granting exclusive licensing rights to a technology in foreign markets. The decision surrounding licensing exclusivity is based on the consideration of monopoly rents, technology transfer costs and transaction costs. Factors related to the nature of the technology being licensed, the foreign market environment in which it is licensed, and the characteristics of licensor and licensee firms are likely to influence the choi...
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... remains secret; however, if the knowhow becomes publicly known as a result of action of the licen...on a technology market, if the companies license competing technologies; in contrast, if the parti...
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..., maximize profit, for example, from license agreements and build up strategic advantages again...
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... is included in the transfer agreement or license agreement and material deviation occurs within the...
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... is included in the transfer agreement or license agreement and material deviation occurs within the...
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...With the granting of licenses or with the sale of a patent as well as when decis...
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... the employer at least a non-exclusive license, if it wishes to exploit the invention. For exampl...
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Recent expansion of Chinese outward direct investment is analysed at two levels: at the aggregate level using Chinese Ministry of Commerce data and at the level of the individual FDI project using data compiled by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. * Project level analysis reveals wholly-owned projects are increasingly displacing joint ventures as the predominant mode of entry. * Changes to the investment motivations are discernable in market-seeking FDI: with defensive and offensive FDI increasingly supplanting trade-related investment activity, and in strategic asset-seeking FDI: with improved access to foreign-owned technologies, brands, and distribution channels gaining importance.
... substitutes for 'arm's length' agency and license contracts. A number of studies provide partial sup... proprietary technology and firm-specific knowhow to necessitate internalisation via majority or ful...