• 통상정보연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.191-210
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• 2017

지난날 경쟁력과 부가가치 창출의 원천이 토지 노동 자본에서 창출되었다면 오늘날 21세기 지식기반경제에서 새로운 성장의 동력으로 기술이 주목 받고 있다. 이러한 세계경제 패러다임의 변화는 국제적 기술이전의 확산을 가져왔고 국제거래에 있어서 물품과 같은 유형재뿐만 아니라 특허나 노하우 등 대표되는 무형재의 거래도 점차 증가하고 있다. 국제라이선스계약은 기술이전의 대표적 형태로 기술제공자가 기술의 소유권은 그대로 보유한 채로 기술이용자에게 일정기간 기술의 실시만을 허락하고 그 대가로 로열티를 취하는 계약이다. 이러한 기술거래를 통한 경제적 이익은 계약의 원만한 이행과 종료로 실현할 수 있다. 한편 국제라이선스계약은 기술이라는 무형재를 대상으로 하면서 일정기간 대여를 목적으로 한다는 점에서 당사자간 의무가 국제상거래의 대표적 형태인 매매계약과 상이한 부분이 많다. 이에 본고에서는 국제라이선스계약상 당사자의 주요 의무와 각 의무에서 분쟁이 될 수 있는 쟁점을 살펴봄으로써 분쟁의 사전적 예방에 도움이 될 수 있는 시사점을 도출하고자 함을 목적으로 한다.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제64권
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• pp.39-64
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• 2014

The object of International License Contract is technology. Technology is means to produce visible goods, which are human's intellectual creations such as Intellectual Property Right - patent, design, trademark- and Know-how. Unlike visible goods which decrease as being used, these technologies are possible to be produced expansively and develop additionally. Therefore, the way to make a contract of goods is a sales contract which transfers ownership while technology follows license contract which gives approval of use for a certain period. International license contract means that licensor has right to possess, allows licensee to use licensed technology for a fixed period and takes royalty. So there are various matters such as selection of the duration of a contract, confirmation of technology range, competition limitation, technique guidance and support, calculation of royalty, withholding tax between parties. This study examines licensor's grant of license and competition limitation. Intellectual property rights fundamentally give exclusive rights to the creator so the licensor use or dispose of his or her intellectual property rights at will. Technology transfer is possible through license contract because of this right. But licensor must exercise his or her intellectual property rights within a reasonable limit. It means, when licensor makes an unreasonable demand abusing his or her position, it is regarded as competition limitation clause and the deal itself may become null. Therefore, restraint on competition needs to be examined in detail as it influences on contract validity. Each country has their own competition laws for establishing a fair market order and inspection guide and guideline for judging whether there is any unfair act related to intellectual property rights. Judgment on intellectual property rights is subject the technology-introduced country's domestic laws and thus, contracting parties each need to precede opposite nation's domestic laws system.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제61권
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• pp.29-55
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• 2014

Subject matter of international trade are various. They contain not only tangible assets such as goods but also intangible assets including service, technology, and capital etc. Technology, a creation of the human intellect, is important as it is the main creative power to produce goods. It can be divided into Patent, Trademark, Know-how and so on. These Technologies are protected by the national and international laws on regulations for the Intellectual Property Rights(IPR), since technology development is needed a lot of time and effort, and the owner of the technology may have crucial benefits for creating and delivering better goods and services to users and customers. Therefore, any licensee who wants to use the technology which other person(licensor) owns, he(the licensee) and the original owner(the licensor) shall make Technology Transfer Contract. Differently from the International Sales Contract in which seller provides the proprietary rights of goods for buyer, in the case of International Transfer of Technology Contract, the licensor doesn't provide proprietary rights of technologies with the licensee, on the contrary the right of using is only allowed during the contract. The purpose of this paper is to examine the main issues in International Transfer of Technology Contract. This author focused on the main obligations of both parties, namely licensor's obligation to provide the technology and licensee's obligation to pay the royalty. As every country has different local mandatory laws about Intellectual Property Rights(IPR) and these mandatory rules and laws prevails over the contract, the related rules and laws should be examined carefully by both parties in advance. Especially the rules and laws about the competition limitation in the local country of licensee and the economic union(like the EU) should be checked before contracting. In addition, the contract has much more complicate and delicate aspects than other international business contracts, so both parties should review carefully before singing the contract.

• 무역학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.27-45
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• 2017

기술무역은 기술지식 및 기술서비스와 직접적으로 연관된 국제적·상업적 거래로 정의된다. 기술무역은 물품과 다르게 기술만이 가지는 무형성, 이질성, 가치의 누적성, 권리의 소멸성과 같은 고유한 특징으로 일반적인 매매 이외에도 라이선싱, 제휴 및 협력, 합작투자 등 상업적 목적에 따라 다양한 방식으로 거래될 수 있다. 이러한 다양한 형태를 포함하는 의미로 실무에서는 기술이전(Technology Transfer)이라는 용어가 일반적으로 사용된다. 본고에서는 기술이전이 이처럼 다양한 형태로 이루어질 수 있는 배경을 기술이 가진 성격으로 이해하고자 하며 특별히 전통적인 무역의 대상인 물품과의 비교를 통해 명확히 하고자 한다.