Contractual Licenses
50. The patent owner or applicant may grant a license for the exploitation of the invention, which shall be binding on third parties as from the filing and recording thereof at the Intellectual Property Registry. The request for the recording of a license shall give rise to payment of the prescribed fee.
Unless otherwise provided, the following provisions shall be applicable to patent licenses:
(a) the license shall cover all acts of exploitation of the invention throughout the term of the patent, throughout the territory of the country and for any application of the invention;
(b) the licensee may not transfer the license or grant sublicenses;
(c) the license shall not be exclusive, and the owner of the patent may grant other licenses for the working of the patent within the country, and also work the patent himself;
(d) where the license has been granted with exclusive rights, the licensor may not grant other licenses for the working of the patent or work the patent himself within the country.
The clauses of a license contract shall be null and void where their purpose or effect is to restrict competition unduly or where they constitute abuse of the patent.