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Pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 133 Reorganizing the Department of Trade and Industry and its Attached Agencies and Sec. 79-B of the revised Administrative Code, the following Amendments to the Revised Rules of Procedures of the Technology Transfer Registry are hereby promulgated:

SECTION 1. The definition of a technology transfer arrangement under Section 1(b), RULE I is hereby amended as follows:

Technology Transfer Arrangements shall refer to contracts or agreements entered into by and between domestic companies and foreign companies and/or foreign-owned companies involving the: transfer of systematic knowledge for the manufacture of a product or the application of a process; rendering of a service including management contracts; licensing of computer softwares; and the transfer, assignment, or licensing of all forms of industrial property rights including marketing/distributorship agreements involving the license to use foreign trademarks, tradenames and service marks and other marks of a proprietary nature.

SECTION 2.       The definition of packaging cost under Section 1(g), RULE I is hereby amended as follows:

Packaging Cost shall refer to cost of materials incurred in the process of placing the licensed product in container(s) necessary for transporting products to specific areas of destination.

SECTION 3.       Section 2 (a), (b), and (c) of RULE II is hereby amended to read as follows:

a)	Formulate policies that would promote the inflow of appropriate technology into the desired/preferred sectors of activity with focus on the developmental role of the government in the field of technology transfer.
b)	Establish general and equitable standards on which to base the relationships between/among the parties to the technology transfer arrangements, taking into consideration their legitimate interests, and giving due recognition to the special needs of the country for the fulfillment of its economic and social development objectives.
c)	Encourage technology transfer arrangements under conditions where the bargaining positions of the parties to the technology transfer arrangements are balanced to achieve mutually satisfactory arrangements.

SECTION 4. Section 7, RULE IV is hereby amended as follows:

The Registry shall render action on applications for registration in accordance with the following schedule:

1. Within two (2) working days for the following technology transfer arrangements:

i.	agreements involving the transfer of technology through the licensing of patents and/or knowhow and trade secrets with a royalty fee not exceeding 5% of net sales;
ii.	agreements which are royalty-free; and
iii.	amendatory agreements to TTR registered agreements involving minor changes such as addition of new products involving the same technology under the same terms of a TTR registered agreement or change of technology supplier/technology recipient or change in corporate name of technology supplier/technology recipient.

2.         Sub-section 2 is duly deleted in its entirety.

3.         Sub-section 3 shall now become sub-section 2 of Section 7.

SECTION 5.       Section 10 (1), RULE IV is hereby amended as follows:

In evaluating technology transfer arrangements, the Registry shall take due consideration for agreements where:

1.         The use of the technology/industrial property right(s) will lead to substantial contribution to the national development objectives and goals.

SECTION 6.       Section 11, RULE IV on the evaluation of royalties/fees is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Royalties/fees not exceeding 5% of net sales shall be granted automatic approval provided the technology transfer arrangement involves the transfer of technology through the licensing of patents and/or know how and trade secrets; otherwise, the technology payment shall be assessed using the following criteria:

1.         technology cost in relation to the benefits that will be derived by the technology recipient and the national economy such as the following:

a)    employment generation;

b)    export earnings;

c)    use of indigenous raw materials and local equipment and services;

d)    efficiency improvements;

e)    spill-over of technology to local industries; and

f)     programs for the transfer, adaptation, and assimilation of technology.

2.         equitable and fair sharing of the profit from the licensed activity between the technology supplier and the technology recipient.

In addition to the foregoing and if applicable, the following factors will also be considered in the determination of the reasonableness of the technology payments:

10        scope, complexity, and pioneering nature of technology; and

2)         level of priority of the licensed activity.

Minimum royalty shall not be allowed, unless the requested minimum royalty is proven to be less than the royalty payments due based on historical sales and/or sales projection of the licensed product(s).

For uniformity, royalty base shall be expressed in terms of net sales whenever applicable.

A bonus royalty of 2% of net foreign exchange earnings, as herein defined, may be allowed if the technology supplier commits to assist the technology recipient in the export of the licensed product(s).

SECTION 7.       Section 12 (1), (5), (14), and (15), RULE IV are amended as follows:

Restrictive business clauses shall not be allowed in any technology transfer arrangement; specifically, the following clauses shall be prohibited:

1)         those which restrict directly or indirectly the export of the licensed products under the technology transfer arrangement, unless justified for the protection of the legitimate interest of the technology supplier such as export to countries where exclusive licenses to manufacture and/or distribute the licensed product(s) have already been granted;

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5)         those which provide free of charge that major improvements made by the technology recipient shall be communicated to the technology supplier; and/or shall be patented in the name of the technology supplier; and/or shall be exclusively assigned to the technology supplier;

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14)      those which require the technology recipient to keep part or all of the information received under the technology transfer arrangement confidential beyond a reasonable period; and

15)      those which exempt the technology supplier from liability for non-fulfillment of his responsibilities under the technology transfer arrangement and/or liability arising from third party suits brought about by the use of the licensed product or the licensed technology.

SECTION 8.       Section 12(9), (12) and (13), RULE IV are hereby deleted in their entirety.

SECTION 9.       Section 13, RULE IV is hereby amended as follows:

Requisite Provisions — The following provisions shall be required in technology transfer arrangements:

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2.         A fixed term not exceeding ten (10) years with no automatic renewal.  However, an indefinite term may be allowed for royalty-free agreements and arrangements for the outright purchase of technology.

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4.         That, on the date of the signing of the technology transfer arrangement, the technology supplier shall warrant, to the best of its knowledge, that it is not aware of third parties’ valid industrial property rights or similar protection which would be infringed upon by the use of the technology provided by the technology supplier to the technology recipient under the technology transfer arrangement.

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6.         In the event the technology transfer arrangement shall provide for arbitration, the Procedure of Arbitration of the Arbitration Law of the Philippines or the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) or the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) shall apply and the venue of arbitration shall be the Philippines or any neutral country.

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SECTION 10.    Section 13(8), RULE IV is hereby deleted in its entirety.

SECTION 11.    Section 14, RULE IV is hereby amended to read as follows:

In the event the technology transfer arrangement shall provide for the rendering of related technical services by foreign national(s) under the registered technology transfer arrangement, the rate of fees shall be determined based on the following factors:

10        qualifications of the technician/engineer rendering the services (background in terms of education and experience, current field of specialization, level of expertise);

2)         scope of work;

3)         actual salary scale for a particular level of expertise in the country where the supplier of technology is based; and

4)         time required to efficiently cover the various services to be rendered.

SECTION 12.    Section 22, RULE VIII is hereby amended as follows:

Technology Recipients failing to register their technology transfer arrangements, as required under Sec. 4 of Rule III hereof, shall be subject to the following schedule of fines:

		Basic Fee	Daily Fine		Start of Penalty Period
a) New Technology Transfer Arrangements		P500	P25		After the 30th working day from the date of execution or effectivity, whichever is earlier
b) Renewal of Technology		P1000	P25		Date of effectivity of Transfer Arrangements the renewal of the technology transfer arrangement
c) Amendatory/ Supplemental Technology Transfer Arrangements		P200	P10		After the 30th day from the date of execution

SECTION 13.    Section 23, RULE VIII is hereby amended as follows:

The following schedule of fines for late or non-submission of Annual Progress Reports shall be imposed as follows:

		Basic Fee	Daily Fine		Start of Penalty Period
First Violation		P100	P15		1 April of each year
Second Violation		P150	P25		- do -
Third Violation		P300	P35		- do -

SECTION 14.    Section 30, RULE XIV is hereby amended to include the following:

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The following fees shall also be collected by the Registry:

a) Rules of Procedures/ Primers	-	P30
b) Preliminary Review	-	P300
c) Amendments (COR)	-	P200

SECTION 15.     Section 27, RULE XI is hereby amended as follows:

These amendments to the Revised Rules of Procedures shall not have retroactive effect on all technology transfer arrangements existing and registered or pending registration with the Technology Transfer Registry before the effectivity of these Administrative Order.  The provisions of these amendments shall cover agreements with effective date of 15 March 1993.

SECTION 16.     Section 32, RULE XV is hereby amended as follows:

This Administrative Order shall take effect on March 15, 1993.

Adopted: 15 March. 1993

(Sgd.) RIZALINO S. NAVARRO	(Sgd.) IGNACIO S. SAPALO
Secretary of Trade and industry Director	Bureau of Patents, Trademarks   and Technology Transfer