Why are there costs for technology transfer and costs for purchasing process packages?
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Are the costs for technology transfer the same as the costs for purchasing process packages? How should this be understood?
Technology transfer fees generally cover the purchase of patent usage rights, that is, the purchase of a LICENSE. This way, you can save money by going straight to a design firm for the design work. But sometimes it is necessary to purchase the patent holder’s process package to make this possible; otherwise, the design institute and the client bear a lot of risks. At the end of the day, the process of business negotiations is ultimately about money. Personal opinion
Patent licensing fees are for obtaining certain rights, not necessarily for providing services； The process package purchase fee covers the services related to obtaining the process package; the patent holder or its authorized party provides the process package to the owner.
If it’s about buying technology, at the very least it should be sold as a process package or basic design. Because patent fees are merely related to licensing, and engineering issues cannot be resolved in that context
For example, if your company currently has Unit A, which was built using a technology package from a foreign patent holder, and you now want to expand capacity by building another Unit B that is identical to it, with the equipment selection based entirely on the technology package of Unit A, then you will have to pay the patent holder a fee for the transfer of technology. Failing to do so and starting construction without permission could result in legal action against you.