Ugovor o licenci - prilog javnoj raspravi o Prednacrtu Građanskog zakonika Republike Srbije

Abstract

U radu se analizira pravni režim licence u Zakonu o obligacionim odnosima i Prednacrtu Građanskog zakonika Srbije. Autor se zalaže za drugačije definisanje predmeta ugovora o licenci, koje bi isključilo promet poslovne tajne, a obuhvatilo ustupanje imovinskopravnih ovlašćenja koja čine sadržinu svih prava industrijske svojine, osim prava zaštite oznake geografskog porekla. Takođe, u radu se ukazuje na potrebu sveobuhvatnijeg uređivanja obaveze sticaoca licence žigom zaštićene oznake da održava kvalitet proizvoda. Najzad, autor se zalaže za slobodno ustupanje podlicence, nezavisno od toga da li je ona izvedena iz isključive ili neisključive licence, imajući u vidu da ugovor o licenci samo do izvesne mere angažuje lična svojstva strana ugovornica.

In this paper, the author analyzes the rules governing the conclusion of a licensing agreement laid down by the Law of contract and torts, as well as the relevant provisions of the Draft Civil Code of the Republic of Serbia. The author argues in favour of re-defining the subject matter of a licensing agreement which would exclude from the current definition the transfer of a business secret and include the licensing of any industrial property right apart from the right protecting a designation of origin or a geographical indication. Furthermore, the author demonstrates the need for a re-assessment of a duty of the trademark licensee to maintain the same quality of a product manufactured under a license. Finally, the author argues in favour of a non-restricted sub-licensing, both in case a sub-license is derived from exclusive and non-exclusive license, since licensing agreement is concluded with a view of personal characteristics of the parties only to a certain extent.