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SIDEGROUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sideground know-how
1, record 1, English, sideground%20know%2Dhow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pre-existing know-how acquired during the duration of a project 2, record 1, English, pre%2Dexisting%20know%2Dhow%20acquired%20during%20the%20duration%20of%20a%20project
proposal
- PEKH acquired during the duration of a project 2, record 1, English, PEKH%20acquired%20during%20the%20duration%20of%20a%20project
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intellectual property [information and rights] created outside the project during its duration ... 1, record 1, English, - sideground%20know%2Dhow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The IPR [Intellectual Property Rights] provisions distinguish between two basic types of intellectual property: Knowledge (all kind of intellectual property generated during the contract that did not exist before) and Pre-existing know-how (intellectual property owned by the partners before the start of the project "background" or created outside the project during its duration "sideground"). 1, record 1, English, - sideground%20know%2Dhow
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sideground know how
- pre-existing know how acquired during the duration of a project
- preexisting know-how acquired during the duration of a project
- preexisting know how acquired during the duration of a project
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- savoir-faire préexistant acquis parallèlement à un projet
1, record 1, French, savoir%2Dfaire%20pr%C3%A9existant%20acquis%20parall%C3%A8lement%20%C3%A0%20un%20projet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sideground 1, record 1, French, sideground
anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «savoir-faire préexistant» [acquis en dehors du projet] comprend l'information, et les droits [qui y sont] attachés, nécessaire à la réalisation du projet, que possède le contractant avant le commencement du projet (nommée également «background») et l'information et les droits de propriété intellectuelle acquis parallèlement au projet [...] (nommée également «sideground»). 1, record 1, French, - savoir%2Dfaire%20pr%C3%A9existant%20acquis%20parall%C3%A8lement%20%C3%A0%20un%20projet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- savoir-faire pré-existant acquis parallèlement à un projet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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