Regulations for the Cooperation between National Defense Technology Institutions and Private Entities for Research, Development, Production, Manufacture and Maintenance Article 15
This English translation was last updated on 2023-05-08, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-10-30. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Paragraph (1)The cooperation may be effected in the following manners:Subparagraph (1)Licensing, which includes the following four arrangements:Item (1)Where the intellectual property rights or proprietary technology is owned by the National Defense Technology Institution, the Private Entity is authorized to use the property or technology within a specific period of time in an exclusive or non-exclusive agreement.Item (2)Where the intellectual property rights or proprietary technology is owned by the Private Entity, the National Defense Technology Institution is authorized to use the property or technology within a specific period of time in an exclusive or non-exclusive agreement.Item (3)Where the intellectual property rights or proprietary technology is jointly owned by the National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity, other National Defense Technology Institutions or Private Entities are authorized to use the property or technology within a specific period of time in an exclusive or non-exclusive agreement.Item (4)The National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity mutually authorize each other to use each other's patents, copyrights, proprietary technologies or other intellectual property rights within a specific period of time in an exclusive or non-exclusive agreement.Subparagraph (2)Joint Use: With the specific objective of developing national defense technology industry, the National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity agree to the joint use of the personnel, equipment or other resources of either party or both parties within a specific period of time to engage in joint research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance activities.Subparagraph (3)Joint Venture: The National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity may jointly contribute to an investment in the form of technology or cash to set up a company which engages in research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance activities relating to national defense technology industry. The shareholding of the National Defense Technology Institution shall be less than thirty-five percent (35%) of the company’s paid-up capital. Where the investment of the National Defense Technology Institution is in the form of cash, its shareholding shall be less than twenty percent (20%) of the company’s paid-up capital.Subparagraph (4)Share subscription: Where a company that engages in research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance activities relating to the national defense technology industry issues new shares, the National Defense Technology Institution may participate in the subscription of such shares with technology or cash, and the restriction on its shareholding shall be the same as that in the preceding subparagraph.Subparagraph (5)Subsidy: With the specific objective of promoting the development of national defense technology industry, the National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity may jointly contribute to an investment in the form of cash, and the Private Entity will execute the project. There shall be a specific limit on the amount of investment contributed by the National Defense Technology Institution, and such amount shall be determined by the competent authority.Subparagraph (6)Joint contracting: The National Defense Technology Institution and the Private Entity may, based on the personnel, equipment, technology, cash or other resources owned by each other, agree to jointly contract the research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance works relating to the national defense technology industry within or outside the country.Subparagraph (7)Industrial cooperation: When the procurement of military supplies requires certain percentage of domestic content, cooperation takes place in the form of technology transfer, investment, export assistance or other similar conditions.Subparagraph (8)Other cooperation arrangements approved by the competent authority.Paragraph (2)The amount of royalty for licensing as referred to in Subparagraph (1) of the preceding paragraph shall be determined based on the value of the rights or technology utilized.Paragraph (3)The term "other resources" as referred to in Subparagraph (2) of Paragraph (1) may include capital contribution in the form of technology or cash. However, when the National Defense Technology Institution makes cash contribution for the specific objective of joint production and manufacture or joint maintenance, the joint activity shall be limited specifically to military use.
中文原文 國防部科技工業機構與法人團體從事研發產製維修辦法第15條
合作得以下列方式進行之：
一、授權，包括下列四種方式：
（一）科技工業機構擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權法人團體使用。
（二）法人團體擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權科技工業機構使用。
（三）科技工業機構與法人團體共同擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權其他科技工業機構或法人團體使用。
（四）科技工業機構與法人團體以專利權、著作權、專門技術或其他智慧財產權，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式相互授權。
二、共同使用：科技工業機構與法人團體為發展國防科技工業之特定目的，約定於一定期間內共用一方或雙方之人員、設備或其他資源，以從事共同研發、產製或維修。
三、合資：科技工業機構與法人團體共同以技術或現金出資成立公司，以從事國防科技工業相關之研發、產製或維修。
科技工業機構所持股權應低於公司實收資本額百分之三十五。
科技工業機構以現金出資者，其所取得之股權，應低於公司實收資本額百分之二十。
四、入股：從事國防科技工業研發、產製或維修之公司發行新股時，科技工業機構得以技術或現金參加認股，其所持股權之限制與前款同。
五、補助：科技工業機構與法人團體為促進國防科技工業研究發展特定目的之達成，共同以現金出資，並由法人團體執行。
科技工業機構出資金額應有一定之限制，其數額由主管機關定之。
六、共同承攬：科技工業機構與法人團體，約定就彼此擁有人員、設備、技術、現金或其他資源，共同承攬國內外國防科技工業相關之研發、產製、維修工作。
七、工業合作：因軍品外購要求投標廠商採購國內貨品比率、進行技術轉移、投資、協助外銷或其他類似條件之合作。
八、其他主管機關核定之合作方式。
依前項第一款所為之授權，其權利金金額，應以利用權利或技術之價值定之。
第一項第二款所稱其他資源，得包括技術或現金出資。
但科技工業機構為共同產製或維修之特定目的以現金出資時，應以軍事專用為限。
一、授權，包括下列四種方式：
（一）科技工業機構擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權法人團體使用。
（二）法人團體擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權科技工業機構使用。
（三）科技工業機構與法人團體共同擁有之智慧財產權或專門技術，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式授權其他科技工業機構或法人團體使用。
（四）科技工業機構與法人團體以專利權、著作權、專門技術或其他智慧財產權，於一定期間內，以專屬或非專屬之方式相互授權。
二、共同使用：科技工業機構與法人團體為發展國防科技工業之特定目的，約定於一定期間內共用一方或雙方之人員、設備或其他資源，以從事共同研發、產製或維修。
三、合資：科技工業機構與法人團體共同以技術或現金出資成立公司，以從事國防科技工業相關之研發、產製或維修。
科技工業機構所持股權應低於公司實收資本額百分之三十五。
科技工業機構以現金出資者，其所取得之股權，應低於公司實收資本額百分之二十。
四、入股：從事國防科技工業研發、產製或維修之公司發行新股時，科技工業機構得以技術或現金參加認股，其所持股權之限制與前款同。
五、補助：科技工業機構與法人團體為促進國防科技工業研究發展特定目的之達成，共同以現金出資，並由法人團體執行。
科技工業機構出資金額應有一定之限制，其數額由主管機關定之。
六、共同承攬：科技工業機構與法人團體，約定就彼此擁有人員、設備、技術、現金或其他資源，共同承攬國內外國防科技工業相關之研發、產製、維修工作。
七、工業合作：因軍品外購要求投標廠商採購國內貨品比率、進行技術轉移、投資、協助外銷或其他類似條件之合作。
八、其他主管機關核定之合作方式。
依前項第一款所為之授權，其權利金金額，應以利用權利或技術之價值定之。
第一項第二款所稱其他資源，得包括技術或現金出資。
但科技工業機構為共同產製或維修之特定目的以現金出資時，應以軍事專用為限。