In March 2014, the European Commission adopted a revised competition regime for technology transfer agreements.
Commission Regulation EU 316/2014 of 21 March 2014 applies from 1 May 2014 to agreements by way of which companies authorise the use of patents, know-how or software by another company for the production of goods and services. The new rules update and replace the previous legal regime.
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