Licensing

Licensing is the transfer of less than ownership rights in intellectual property to a third party, to permit the third party to use intellectual property. Licensing can be exclusive or non-exclusive, for a specific field of use, for a specific geographical area. If ownership is transferred, it is called an assignment.  The transfer of technology [...]

Methods of External Technology Transfer-6

Today we continue our discussion on external methods of technology transfer. A trade secret is any commercial formula, device, pattern, process, or information that affords an enterprise an advantage over others who do not know it. The information is not generally known and has value. Trade secrets must be maintained by avoiding public disclosure.  In [...]

Methods of External Technology Transfer-4

A trade secret is any commercial formula, device, pattern, process, or information that affords an enterprise an advantage over others who do not know it. The information is not generally known and has value. Trade secrets must be maintained by avoiding public disclosure.   In contrast, know-how is a broader term that describes factual knowledge [...]

Methods of External Technology Transfer-2

The most frequently stated objective of co-operative and collaborative alliances is to develop or transfer new technologies. A worldwide trend is the use of partnership, strategic alliances, and other collaborative mechanisms to alleviate difficulties in all aspects of technological development. These partnerships provide faster and less costly methods to develop new technology products processes and [...]

Methods of External Technology Transfer-1

An enterprise can acquire or transfer technology through a number of formal mechanisms, which include:  ·         Co-operative and collaborative ventures ·         Licensing ·         Contracting ·         Enterprise acquisition  Co-operative and Collaborative Ventures  Co-operative and collaborative ventures are structures between two or more enterprises. These ventures can take various organizational forms. One form of venture is through [...]

External Technology Transfer-1

Today we are going to discuss on External Technology transfer External Technology Transfer  Successful external technology transfer depends on a number of factors including: ·         Type ·         Complexity ·         Transfer mechanism ·         Relationships ·         Core competencies ·         Organizational culture  According to Hakansson and Snehota “no enterprise is an island”. Technology external relationships are an important [...]

Internal Technology Transfer-3

Still today we have already discussed on different topic like definition and classification, Channels of technology transfer, technical consortium types of technology transfer methods of technology transfer etc.. As a part of our talk today we continue our discussion on Internal Technology Transfer. The internal transfer of integration of technology is different due to the [...]

Internal Technology Transfer-2

Deciding which staff members should be involved in the internal technology transfer process, according to Garvin is an element of the process Multifunctional teams composed of the developers and receivers of the technology are the most effective in insuring a smooth transfer. Communication between the various enterprise elements involved in the internal technology transfer process [...]

Internal Technology Transfer-1

In large enterprises, technology is not often developed, produced and introduced through only one organizational element. This is changing through the use of multifunctional teams. However, the movement of a technology from an R & D team to manufacturing and then to marketing is a very complex process. The actual process of transferring technology within [...]

Methods of Technology Transfer-2

In our previous post we have talked about Informal Processes and today still we continue our talk on Informal Processes and also we will talk on Formal Processes. In some instances the knowledge of genetic code had been placed on-line in electronic media such as the Internet only to be patented by others. The process [...]