TECHNOLOGIC CONTRACTS

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• REFERENCES Behar Quiñones, G., & Yáñez Figueroa, A. (2014). Introducción a los contratos tecnológicos. Guadalajara: ITESO. Retrieved from: http://bibliotecavirtual.unad.edu.co/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1359332&lang=es&site=eds-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_ Gerald (2011) [Image]. Retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/es/teclado-equipo-hardware-claves-70506/ 

1. INTRODUCTION: Technology sector professionals are required to lead digital transformation processes along organizations, therefore, it is important to be able to analyze advantages, disadvantages and opportunities from the use of different types of technologic contracts to carry out a negotiation and commercialization processes.
2. 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
3. CONTENTS: This Virtual Learning Object develops the following topics: 1. Technologic contracts "Technologic contracts become a technological relationship, in which rights and obligations are created, transmitted, modified or extinguished to trade technologic objects."
   1. 1.1. Software contract 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
      1. 1.2. Hardware contract 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
         1. 2. 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
            1. 2.1 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, field of use and sublicensing
4. Evaluative activity True-false questions Here are some statements related to the topics studied in the virtual learning object. Read them and decide if they are false or true. Question 1 1. Shrink Wrap is an example of a customized and specialized software contract () True False (X) Question 2 2. The turnkey is an example of a contract to grant a license to use specialized and customized software (X) True False Question 3 3. Software contracts are easy to define due to the tangibility of the technological object. True False (X) Question 4 4. The exclusivity of a license agreement can be classified as exclusive, unique and non-exclusive (X) True False () Question 5 5. Payment is the element in a license agreement that defines the geographical limits for using or marketing the technology. () True False (X)
5. CONCLUSIONS: 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.