Proprietary licenses are different from other types of patent licenses. Why is this said? Because generally speaking, patent licensing can only be carried out through patent transfer licensing after the patent application is successful, and proprietary licensing is completely different from this. It can be understood as technology that has not been patented, and these unauthorized applications are confidential. The transfer transaction of patented technology is the so-called exclusive license. In international technology trade, a licensing contract that transfers the right to use proprietary technology. Proprietary technology generally refers to secret technology, knowledge and experience that are necessary for engaging in production activities and have not been disclosed to the public and are transferable. It is represented by engineering product designs, process procedures, operating methods, etc. that can be realized. In economic life, , often also includes production management and business operations, especially the most critical part of the technology necessary to produce a certain patented product or to implement a certain patented production method.
As an asset owned by the owner, proprietary technology can become the object of technology trade based on the de facto exclusive rights formed by the owner keeping it confidential. It is a kind of de facto exclusive property. For example, the secret recipe of Coca-Cola is of course not patented. Therefore, it maintains a long-term self-exclusive license for the patented technology. There is no need to care whether the patented technology will expire. It is basically a patented technology with no expiration date and can be continuously implemented.
Of course, patented technology cannot be considered as just not applying for a patent. The shelf life of the patent is longer and it is your own. The patent owner also needs to consider that when the patented technology has the risk of being leaked, it has already been used by others. Using and directly applying for a patent also indicates that the patentee may face the development of infringement when using the patent. Even if not, because there is no application for protection, the scope of exclusive patent protection is reduced, which is not conducive to rights protection