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:(iii) identified, that is to say, described in a sufficiently comprehensive manner so as to make it possible to verify that it fulfils the criteria of secrecy and substantiality." | :(iii) identified, that is to say, described in a sufficiently comprehensive manner so as to make it possible to verify that it fulfils the criteria of secrecy and substantiality." | ||
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Examples include the successful use of a patent. | Examples include the successful use of a patent. | ||
Know-how is sometimes written ''knowhow''. | |||
Know-how is sometimes known as "procedural knowledge". | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Accessibility]] | |||
* [[Balance sheet]] | * [[Balance sheet]] | ||
* [[Brand]] | * [[Brand]] | ||
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* [[Intangible assets]] | * [[Intangible assets]] | ||
* [[Intellectual property]] | * [[Intellectual property]] | ||
* [[Knowledge and information management]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 16 September 2024
1. Law - European Union (EU) - UK - technology transfer agreements.
For the purposes of regulating technology transfer agreements, EU and UK law define know-how as:
- " a package of practical information, resulting from experience and testing, which is:
- (i) secret, that is to say, not generally known or easily accessible,
- (ii) substantial, that is to say, significant and useful for the production of the [relevant goods or services], and
- (iii) identified, that is to say, described in a sufficiently comprehensive manner so as to make it possible to verify that it fulfils the criteria of secrecy and substantiality."
- EU Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation 316/2014 - retained EU law in UK.
2. Other contexts.
Technical or practical knowledge gained from research or experience, that enables an individual or organisation in possession of it to implement a process.
Examples include the successful use of a patent.
Know-how is sometimes written knowhow.
Know-how is sometimes known as "procedural knowledge".
