Abstract
The article begins by describing the components of a network of organizations involved in technology transfer in Technology Region Karlsruhe. The results of an international comparison carried out by University of Karlsruhe's Industrial Liaison Office into technology licensing in Germany, France, the UK and the USA are examined. It is concluded that, on the available evidence, European technology licensing offices perform no differently from their older US counterparts. The article does however point out a number of problems facing Europe, one of which is the non-exclusive licensing required by most government-sponsored research.
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