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UK competition regulator publishes guidance on technology licensing agreements

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11 Nov 2026, 1:57 pm IST1 min read

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority published guidance on November 10 explaining how it applies competition law to technology transfer agreements. These agreements allow one party to use rights held by another, such as patents, design rights or software copyright, to produce goods or provide services.

The guidance explains how the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Order 2026 applies. Its purpose is to help businesses assess whether an agreement falls within the exemption or otherwise complies with competition law. The authority also published a short overview to read alongside the full guidance.

Source credit — UK Competition and Markets Authority, GOV.UK. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. KROV adapted the information for this report.

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Credit: UK Competition and Markets Authority · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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