Le contrôle des contrats de licence dans les pays membres de l'organisation africaine de la propriété intellectuelle (OAPI)
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Université Pierre Mendès France (Grenoble)Disciplines:
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Abstract EN:
The control procedure laid down by the bangui agreement and ratified on february 8, 1982, is a judicial necessity in response to an economic imperative : development by the acquisition and the deployment of profitable technology. The first part of the thesis makes a comparative description of framework of control and carries out an analysis of the functioning of the said institution. It brings into focus the prerogatives of the control authority: the prerogatives stricto senso proceed from regional arrangements: the powers of the control authority consist in forbidding the limiting clauses (excessives) appearing in the licence contract. The prerogatives lato senso, are deduced from doctrinal positions: the juridictions of the control authority extend to the point of encroachingupon those of the judge in matters of litigation concerning writs. They ensure the efficiency and the effectiveness of the control procedure. The second part scrutinizes the repercussions of the control procedure on the technological environment. At the judicial level, the threat of nullity, which is effective for discouraging the attempts at the insertion of excessive clauses, but inadequate for encouraging the signing of licence contracts, is supported by supplementary guarantees exactable as much from the grantor as from the licensee, in order to stimulate the conclusion of the licence. At the economic level, the control contributes to the setting up of an important industry. It favours the passage from the simple reproduction of technologies to their determination. This implies not only the development of technological capacities but also the alteration of the economic environment, the development of local resources and of local technologies.
Abstract FR:
La procedure de controle instituee par l'accord de bangui, ratifie le 8 fevrier 1982, est une necessite juridique en reponse a un imperatif economique: le developpement par l'acquisition et le deploiement des techniques rentables. La premiere partie de la these opere une description comparative du cadre du controle et effectue une analyse du fonctionnement de ladite institution. Elle met en evidence les attributions de l'autorite du controle : les attributions strictu senso procedent des dispositions regionales: les pouvoirs de l'autorite de controle consistent a interdire les clauses limitatives (abusives) figurant dans le contrat de licence. Les attributions lato senso sont deduites des positions doctrinales: les competences de l'autorite de controle s'elargissent jusqu'a empieter sur celles du juge en matiere de litige concernant les actes juridiques. Elles permettent d'assurer a la procedure de controle efficacite et efficience. La deuxieme partie scrute les retombees de la procedure du controle sur l'environnement des techniques. Sur le plan juridique, la menace de nullite, efficace pour decourager les tentatives d'insertion de clauses abusives, mais insuffisante pour encourager la signature des contrats de licence, est secondee par les garanties supplementaires exigibles tant au concedant qu'au concessionnaire afin de stimuler la conclusion de la licence. Sur le plan economique, le controle contribue a la mise en place d'une industrie consequente. Il favorise le passage de la simple reproduction de techniques a leur determination celle-ci implique non seulement le developpement des capacites techniques mais aussi la mutation de l'environnement economique, la mise en valeur des ressources et techniques locales.