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Cases · Technology & intellectual property · Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing
License technology or know-how abroad
How do we license our technology abroad without losing control of it?
WONE Global structures the licence, sets tax-efficient royalty terms and registers it where required, with IP, tax and contract professionals.
Countries in the typical case Germany · Vietnam
The situation
What is happening
You want income from technology, software or know-how in another country without losing control of it.
What is at stake
A weak licence lets the licensee copy, under-report or keep using the technology after the deal ends.
Who faces this
- Corporations
- Mid-sized companies
- Founders and growing companies
A scenario
Engineering firmMid-sized company · from Germany · in Vietnam
It is licensing its process technology to a Vietnamese manufacturer and worries about copying and under-reported royalties.
Where it ends Royalty income with control kept.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Technology licence to a foreign company”“Royalties from know-how abroad”“We want to license our technology in multiple countries”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global structures the licence, sets tax-efficient royalty terms and registers it where required, with IP, tax and contract professionals.
Usually led by Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, with Legal & Contracting, Tax & International Structuring and Trade, Customs & Supply Chain.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Week 1IP position in Vietnam checked; patents filed where missing.
- Weeks 2-3Licence drafted with audit rights and know-how protection.
- Week 4Royalty withholding tax planned under the treaty.
- ThenLicence registered locally.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Licence scope, territory, exclusivity and royalty structure
- 02Withholding tax on royalties and whether a treaty reduces it
- 03Registration of the licence, export controls and confidentiality protections
Outcomes
What you receive
- A licence agreement fit for both countries
- Tax-efficient royalty flows confirmed
- Registrations and approvals completed where required
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Intellectual Property & Brand Protection, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Germanyin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Vietnamin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Brazil WONE Global Partner Luis Felipe Balieiro Lima · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Poland WONE Global Partner Andrzej Zacharzewski · Partner Brief this Partner →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav CA(SA) · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- Uganda WONE Global Partner Tony Galandi Kiire · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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How it goes in practice
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