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| Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Technology Contracts (3) | |||||
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bear the following liabilities: (1) if it fails to transfer the technology in accordance with the contract, it shall, in addition to returning part or all of the use fees, pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses; (2) if it exploits the patent(s) or uses the non-patent technology beyond the scope stipulated in the contract, or unilaterally permits, in violation of contractual stipulations, a third party to exploit the patent(s) or use the non-patent technology, it shall stop its contract-breaching acts and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses; or (3) if it violates the obligations of maintaining confidentiality stipulated in the contract, it shall pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses. @@ Article 41. A transferee that breaches a contract shall bear the following liabilities: (1) If it fails to pay the use fees in accordance with the contractual stipulations, it shall make up such payment(s) and, in addition, pay breach of contract damages according to the stipulations of the contract. If it fails to pay such overdue use fees or to pay breach of contract damages, it must stop exploiting the patents or using the non-patent technology, return the technical materials, and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses; (2) If it exploits the patents or uses the non-patent technology beyond the scope stipulated in the contract, or permits, without the consent of the transferor, a third party to exploit the patents or use the non-patent technology, it shall stop its contract-breaching acts and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses; or (3) If it violates the obligations of maintaining confidentiality stipulated in the contract, it shall pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses. @@ Article 42. If the exploitation of a patent or the use of non-patent technology by the transferee in accordance with the stipulations of a contract leads to an infringement upon the lawful rights and interests of others, the transferor shall bear the liabilities. @@ Article 43. The parties may, in accordance with the principle of mutual benefit, stipulate in a contract the methods of sharing technological achievements obtained from follow-up improvements made in the exploitation of a patent or the use of non-patent technology. In the absence of such contractual stipulations, neither party shall have the right to share the technological achievements made by the other party from follow-up improvements. CHAPTER V TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY CONTRACTS AND TECHNICAL SERVICE C ONTRACTS @@ Article 44. Technical consultancy contracts refer to contracts under which one of the parties undertakes to provide for the other party feasibility studies, technological forecasts, special technical investigations, and analytical evaluation reports regarding a specific technological project. @@ Article 45. The main obligations of the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract shall be: (1) to elucidate the questions posed for consultation and to provide, in accordance with the stipulations of the contract, technological background information as well as the relevant technical materials and data; and (2) to accept from the consulting party the result of its work and to pay the remuneration according to schedule. The main obligations of the consulting party under a technical consultancy contract shall be: (1) to complete consultation reports or answer questions from the commissioning party according to schedule by utilizing its technical knowledge and in compliance with the stipulations of the contract; and (2) to provide consultation reports that meet the requirements stipulated in the contract. @@ Article 46. If the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract fails to provide necessary data and materials in accordance with the stipulations of the contract and thereby affects the progress and quality of work, it shall not claim the refund of the remuneration already paid and shall pay the outstanding remuneration in full. If the consulting party under a technical consultancy contract fails to provide its consultation report according to schedule or if the report provided does not conform to the stipulations of the contract, it shall reduce or forfeit its remuneration and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses. Any losses resulting from the decisions made by the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract on the basis of the consultation reports and advice of the consulting party that meet the requirements stipulated in the contract shall, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, be borne by the commissioning party. @@ Article 47. Technical service contracts refer to contracts under which one of the parties undertakes to solve particular technical problems for the other party by utilizing its technical knowledge, excluding contracts for surveying, designing, building and installation of construction projects and processing contracts. @@ Article 48. The main obligations of the commissioning party under a technical service contract shall be: (1) to provide the servicing party with work facilities and to accomplish coordinated undertakings in ac cordance with the stipulations of the contract; and (2) to accept the result of work from the servicing party and to pay remuneration according to schedule. The main obligations of the servicing party under a technical service contract shall be: (1) to accomplish services stipulated in the contract and solve technical problems according to schedule and to guarantee the quality of its work; and (2) to impart to the other party its knowledge concerning the solution of technical problems. @@ Article 49. If the commissioning party under a technical service contract breaches the contract and thereby affects the progress and quality of the work, or fails to accept the result of the work from the servicing party or fails to accept it according to schedule, it shall pay the remuneration in full. If the servicing party under a technical service contract fails to accomplish its services in accordance with the stipulations of the contract, it shall forfeit its remuneration and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses. @@ Article 50. Unless otherwise provided for in the contract, any new technical achievements made by the consulting party or the servicing party in performing a technical consultancy contract or a technical service contract by utilizing the technical materials and work facilities provided by the commissioning party shall belong to the consulting party or the servicing party, and any new technical achievements made by the commissioning party by utilizing the results of work of the consulting party or the servicing party shall belong to the commissioning party. CHAPTER VI ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION CONCERNING DISPUTES OVER TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTS @@ Article 51. If a dispute arises from a technology contract, the parties may resolve it through consultation or mediation. If the parties are unwilling to resort to consultation or mediation, or if consultation or mediation fails, they may, in accordance with the arbitration clause in the contract or a written arbitration agreement reached after the dispute arises, apply to an arbitration institution designated by the state for arbitration. If one party fails to carry out within the prescribed period an arbitration award made by an arbitration institution, the other party may apply to the people's court for compulsory enforcement. If the parties have not included any arbitration clause in the contract and have not reached any written arbitration agreement subsequent to the occurrence of the dispute, a suit may be brought in the people's court. @@ Article 52. The limitations of action for bringing a suit and the period for applying for arbitration in connection with disputes arising from technology contracts shall be one year, computed from the date on which the party knew or should have known of the infringement on its lawful rights and interests. CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS @@ Article 53. Technology contracts concluded after this Law goes into effect shall not be governed by the Economic Contract Law. @@ Article 54. The department in charge of science and technology under the State Council may, on the basis of this Law, formulate rules for its implementation, which shall go into effect after being submitted to and approved by the State Council. @@ Article 55. This Law shall go into effect as of November 1, 1987. ONTRACTS @@ Article 44. Technical consultancy contracts refer to contracts under which one of the parties undertakes to provide for the other party feasibility studies, technological forecasts, special technical investigations, and analytical evaluation reports regarding a specific technological project. @@ Article 45. The main obligations of the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract shall be: (1) to elucidate the questions posed for consultation and to provide, in accordance with the stipulations of the contract, technological background information as well as the relevant technical materials and data; and (2) to accept from the consulting party the result of its work and to pay the remuneration according to schedule. The main obligations of the consulting party under a technical consultancy contract shall be: (1) to complete consultation reports or answer questions from the commissioning party according to schedule by utilizing its technical knowledge and in compliance with the stipulations of the contract; and (2) to provide consultation reports that meet the requirements stipulated in the contract. @@ Article 46. If the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract fails to provide necessary data and materials in accordance with the stipulations of the contract and thereby affects the progress and quality of work, it shall not claim the refund of the remuneration already paid and shall pay the outstanding remuneration in full. If the consulting party under a technical consultancy contract fails to provide its consultation report according to schedule or if the report provided does not conform to the stipulations of the contract, it shall reduce or forfeit its remuneration and pay breach of contract damages or compensate for the losses. Any losses resulting from the decisions made by the commissioning party under a technical consultancy contract on the basis of the consultation reports and advice of the consulting party that meet the requirements stipulated in the contract shall, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, be borne by the commissioning party. @@ Article 47. Technical service contracts refer to contracts under which one of the parties undertakes to solve particular technical problems for the other party by utilizing its technical knowledge, excluding contracts for surveying, designing, building and installation of construction projects and processing contracts. @@ Article 48. The main obligations of the commissioning party under a technical service contract shall be: (1) to provide the servicing party with work facilities and to accomplish coordinated undertakings in ac |
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