commiss regul ec april applic articl treati categori technolog transfer agreement text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec march applic articl treati categori agreement concert practic articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit regul eec empow commiss appli articl treati regul categori technolog transfer agreement concert practic undertak parti fall articl pursuant regul eec commiss adopt regul ec januari applic articl treati categori technolog transfer agreement decemb commiss publish evalu report transfer technolog block exempt regul ec gener public debat applic regul ec applic gener articl treati technolog transfer agreement respons evalu report member state parti gener favour reform commun competit polici technolog transfer agreement repeal regul ec regul meet requir ensur effect competit provid adequ legal secur undertak pursuit object account simplifi regulatori framework applic move approach list exempt claus place greater emphasi defin categori agreement exempt level market power restrict claus contain agreement consist econom base approach assess impact agreement relev market consist approach make distinct agreement competitor agreement competitor technolog transfer agreement concern licens technolog agreement improv econom effici pro competit reduc duplic research develop strengthen incent initi research develop spur increment innov facilit diffus gener product market competit likelihood effici enhanc pro competit effect outweigh anti competit effect due restrict contain technolog transfer agreement depend degre market power undertak concern extent undertak face competit undertak own substitut technolog undertak produc substitut product regul deal agreement licensor permit license exploit licens technolog possibl research develop license product good servic deal licens agreement purpos subcontract research develop deal licens agreement set technolog pool agreement pool technolog purpos licens creat packag intellectu properti right parti applic articl regul defin technolog transfer agreement capabl fall articl individu assess agreement pursuant articl account factor structur dynam relev technolog product market benefit block exempt establish regul limit agreement assum suffici certainti satisfi condit articl order attain benefit object technolog transfer benefit regul appli provis contain technolog transfer agreement constitut primari object agreement directli relat applic licens technolog technolog transfer agreement competitor presum combin share relev market account parti exce agreement sever anti competit restraint gener lead improv product distribut consum fair share result benefit technolog transfer agreement competitor presum individu share relev market account parti exce agreement sever anti competit restraint gener lead improv product distribut consum fair share result benefit presumpt market share threshold technolog transfer agreement fall scope articl instanc exclus licens agreement compet undertak fall scope articl presumpt market share threshold technolog transfer agreement fall scope articl satisfi condit exempt presum give rise object advantag charact size compens disadvantag creat competit regul exempt technolog transfer agreement restrict indispens improv product distribut technolog transfer agreement sever anti competit restraint fix price charg parti exclud benefit block exempt establish regul irrespect market share undertak concern case hardcor restrict agreement exclud benefit block exempt order protect incent innov applic intellectu properti right restrict exclud block exempt exclus grant back oblig sever improv exclud restrict includ licenc agreement restrict question exclud benefit block exempt market share threshold exempt technolog transfer agreement sever anti competit restraint exclud restrict provid regul ensur agreement block exempt appli enabl particip undertak elimin competit respect substanti part product question case agreement fall regul effect incompat articl commiss withdraw benefit block exempt occur incent innov reduc access market hinder council regul ec decemb implement rule competit laid articl treati empow compet author member state withdraw benefit block exempt respect technolog transfer agreement effect incompat articl effect felt respect territori part thereof territori characterist distinct geograph market member state ensur exercis power withdraw prejudic uniform applic common market commun competit rule full effect measur adopt implement rule order strengthen supervis parallel network technolog transfer agreement similar restrict effect cover market commiss declar regul inapplic technolog transfer agreement specif restraint relat market concern restor full applic articl agreement regul cover technolog transfer agreement licensor license cover agreement condit stipul level trade instanc requir license set distribut system oblig license impos resel product produc licenc condit oblig compli competit rule applic suppli distribut agreement suppli distribut agreement conclud license buyer exempt regul regul prejudic applic articl treati adopt regul articl definit purpos regul definit appli quot agreement quot mean agreement decis associ undertak concert practic quot technolog transfer agreement quot mean patent licens agreement licens agreement softwar copyright licens agreement mix patent softwar copyright licens agreement includ agreement provis relat sale purchas product relat licens intellectu properti right assign intellectu properti right provid provis constitut primari object agreement directli relat product contract product assign patent softwar copyright combin thereof part risk exploit technolog remain assignor sum payabl consider assign depend turnov obtain assigne respect product produc assign technolog quantiti product produc number oper carri emploi technolog deem technolog transfer agreement quot reciproc agreement quot mean technolog transfer agreement undertak grant separ contract patent licenc licenc softwar copyright licenc mix patent softwar copyright licenc licenc concern compet technolog product compet product quot reciproc agreement quot mean technolog transfer agreement undertak grant undertak patent licenc licenc softwar copyright licenc mix patent softwar copyright licenc undertak grant licenc licenc concern compet technolog product compet product quot product quot mean good servic includ intermediari good servic final good servic quot contract product quot mean product produc licens technolog quot intellectu properti right quot includ industri properti right copyright neighbour right quot patent quot mean patent patent applic util model applic registr util model design topographi semiconductor product supplementari protect certif medicin product product supplementari protect certif obtain plant breeder certif quot quot mean packag patent practic inform result experi test secret gener easili access ii substanti signific product contract product iii identifi suffici comprehens manner make verifi fulfil criteria secreci substanti quot compet undertak quot mean undertak compet relev technolog market relev product market compet undertak relev technolog market undertak licens compet technolog infring intellectu properti right actual competitor technolog market relev technolog market includ technolog regard license interchang substitut licens technolog reason technolog characterist royalti intend ii compet undertak relev product market undertak absenc technolog transfer agreement activ relev product geograph market contract product sold infring intellectu properti right actual competitor product market realist ground undertak addit invest switch cost time enter infring intellectu properti right se relev product geograph market respons small perman increas rel price potenti competitor product market relev product market compris product regard buyer interchang substitut contract product reason product characterist price intend quot select distribut system quot mean distribut system licensor undertak licens product contract product license select basi criteria license undertak sell contract product unauthoris distributor quot exclus territori quot mean territori undertak allow produc contract product licens technolog prejudic possibl allow territori license produc contract product custom licenc grant order creat altern sourc suppli custom quot exclus custom group quot mean group custom undertak allow activ sell contract product produc licens technolog quot sever improv quot mean improv exploit infring licens technolog term quot undertak quot quot licensor quot quot license quot includ respect connect undertak quot connect undertak quot mean undertak parti agreement directli indirectli power exercis half vote right ii power appoint half member supervisori board board manag bodi legal repres undertak iii manag undertak affair undertak directli indirectli parti agreement right power list undertak undertak refer directli indirectli right power list undertak parti agreement undertak refer undertak jointli right power list undertak right power list jointli held parti agreement respect connect undertak refer ii parti agreement connect undertak refer parti articl exempt pursuant articl treati subject provis regul declar articl treati appli technolog transfer agreement enter undertak permit product contract product exempt appli extent agreement restrict competit fall scope articl exempt appli long intellectu properti licens technolog expir laps declar invalid case long remain secret event publicli result action license case exempt appli durat agreement articl market share threshold undertak parti agreement compet undertak exempt provid articl appli condit combin market share parti exce affect relev technolog product market undertak parti agreement compet undertak exempt provid articl appli condit market share parti exce affect relev technolog product market purpos paragraph market share parti relev technolog market defin term presenc licens technolog relev product market licensor market share relev technolog market combin market share relev product market contract product produc licensor license articl hardcor restrict undertak parti agreement compet undertak exempt provid articl appli agreement directli indirectli isol combin factor control parti object restrict parti abil determin price sell product parti limit output limit output contract product impos license reciproc agreement impos license reciproc agreement alloc market custom oblig license produc licens technolog technic field product market ii oblig licensor license reciproc agreement produc licens technolog technic field product market exclus territori reserv parti iii oblig licensor licens technolog license territori iv restrict reciproc agreement activ passiv sale license licensor exclus territori exclus custom group reserv parti restrict reciproc agreement activ sale license exclus territori exclus custom group alloc licensor license provid compet undertak licensor time conclus licenc vi oblig license produc contract product provid license restrict sell contract product activ passiv spare part product vii oblig license reciproc agreement produc contract product custom licenc grant order creat altern sourc suppli custom restrict license abil exploit technolog restrict abil parti agreement carri research develop restrict indispens prevent disclosur licens parti undertak parti agreement compet undertak exempt provid articl appli agreement directli indirectli isol combin factor control parti object restrict parti abil determin price sell product parti prejudic possibl impos maximum sale price recommend sale price provid amount fix minimum sale price result pressur incent offer parti restrict territori custom license passiv sell contract product restrict passiv sale exclus territori exclus custom group reserv licensor ii restrict passiv sale exclus territori exclus custom group alloc licensor license year license sell contract product territori custom group iii oblig produc contract product provid license restrict sell contract product activ passiv spare part product iv oblig produc contract product custom licenc grant order creat altern sourc suppli custom restrict sale end user license oper wholesal level trade vi restrict sale unauthoris distributor member select distribut system restrict activ passiv sale end user license member select distribut system oper retail level prejudic possibl prohibit member system oper unauthoris place establish undertak parti agreement compet undertak time conclus agreement compet undertak paragraph paragraph appli full life agreement agreement subsequ amend materi respect articl exclud restrict exempt provid articl appli oblig contain technolog transfer agreement direct indirect oblig license grant exclus licenc licensor parti design licensor respect sever improv applic licens technolog direct indirect oblig license assign part licensor parti design licensor right sever improv applic licens technolog direct indirect oblig license challeng valid intellectu properti right licensor hold common market prejudic possibl provid termin technolog transfer agreement event license challeng valid licens intellectu properti right undertak parti agreement compet undertak exempt provid articl appli direct indirect oblig limit license abil exploit technolog limit abil parti agreement carri research develop restrict indispens prevent disclosur licens parti articl withdraw individu case commiss withdraw benefit regul pursuant articl regul ec find case technolog transfer agreement exempt provid articl appli effect incompat articl treati access parti technolog market restrict instanc cumul effect parallel network similar restrict agreement prohibit license parti technolog access potenti license market restrict instanc cumul effect parallel network similar restrict agreement prohibit licensor licens license object valid reason parti exploit licens technolog case technolog transfer agreement exempt provid articl appli effect incompat articl treati territori member state part thereof characterist distinct geograph market competit author member state withdraw benefit regul pursuant articl regul ec respect territori circumst set paragraph articl articl applic regul pursuant articl regul eec commiss regul declar parallel network similar technolog transfer agreement cover relev market regul appli technolog transfer agreement specif restraint relat market regul pursuant paragraph applic earlier month adopt articl applic market share threshold purpos appli market share threshold provid articl rule set paragraph appli market share calcul basi market sale data market sale data estim base reliabl market inform includ market sale volum establish market share undertak concern market share calcul basi data relat preced calendar year market share held undertak refer point subparagraph articl apport equal undertak right power list point subparagraph articl market share refer articl initi subsequ rise level exempt provid articl continu appli period consecut calendar year year threshold threshold exceed articl repeal regul ec repeal refer repeal regul constru refer regul articl transit period prohibit laid articl treati appli period march respect agreement forc april satisfi condit exempt provid regul april satisfi condit exempt provid regul ec articl period valid regul enter forc expir april regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj regul amend regul ec oj oj oj regul amend act access final oj regul amend regul ec oj