"Technologic contracts become a
technological relationship, in which rights and
obligations are created, transmitted,
modified or extinguished to trade technologic
objects."
According to the technologic object, the technologic
contracts are clasified in:
Software Contracts
Commercial software:
software bought in stores
with an established
contract form that can’t be
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Customized and specialist software:
computer programs and platforms
created specifically to meet the needs
and specific processes of an organization:
Contract to grant a license for using the
specialized and customized software:
Turnkey contract, Contract to supply
Software implementation services,
Contract to supply Software maintenance
services, Contract to supply Software
development services
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
Licensing is one of the must common
mechanism used to transfer technology.
According to Ryder, R. D., & Madhavan, A.
(2014) in order to define the scope of a
license in a technology negotiation, it is
necessary to define the following ítems: The
element of property to be licensed The entity
to whom the property is being licensed The
geographic extent of the license The
commercial extent of the license The duration
Licensing Agreement Depending on the
bargaining power of the parties and the
technology involved, the license can be
granted by an agreement, but terms can
vary widely according to the following
elements:
Exclusivity, Transferability, Revocability,
Territory, Payment, Term