Technology Transfer Agreements- A Know-How on Contractual Gradations Agreements, Licensing, Technical Know-How, Technology TransferKeywords

manufacture, management, processing or production of a device, product, system or services from one location, sector or activity to another, within a specific time frame. Technology Transfer encompasses commercial, marketing & legal aspects which also includes Intellectual Property. Technology Transfer contract deals with the terms & conditions that governs the contract, the use & mode of transfer. This would have an impact of the confidentiality & secrecy aspects of the contract. Mode of transfer can be through training, docu-ments, software programs or even through the sale of machinery or apparatus that exemplify the technology. This Article attempts in studying the facets of certain commercial and legal aspects that may be considered in a contract for technology transfer. Zhao and Reisman (1992) note in their article the technol-ogy transfer differs substantially from one discipline to the next. They observe that economists Arrow, (1969) Johnson, (1970); Dosi, ( 1988) tend to define technology on the basis o