The Industry Sample Clauses

The Industry. This is one of the biggest factors in valuing the license and each industry has its own practices and norms based on its general profit margin and business model. For example, the semiconductor industry typically prefers yearly payments rather than earned royalties because they know that the price of chips always comes down over time. In addition, there may be hundreds of patents in one product (e.g. a computer). The therapeutic drug licensees typically prefer earned royalties. Medical device companies are acutely aware of third party patents and may insist on royalty stacking provisions. We take all these factors into consideration when we propose financial terms. If an invention generates competitive (multiple) interest, or is in a “hot industry,” the financial package will be higher.

The Industry.  A specific section in the website will be dedicated to Innovation & Technology transfer. This section will be regularly updated when new results will be achieved and will be managed by the Dissemination Group in agreement with the Coordinator (URL: xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx-xx0.xx/index.php/science-a-technology).  Publication of relevant information into industrial (online) magazines such as xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (following the approval procedure detailed above).  Organisation and participation in industry workshops or events in order to stimulate transfer of ideas and information. The aim is also to increase visibility of the SUNFLOWER project and the general sustainable energy harvesting theme at major industrial fairs.  Industrial training activities will be organised in close interaction with other European networks active in the respective field, e.g. COLAE (see below).  Industrial partners will be present at related industrial meetings to promote technology transfer.  Publication of press releases dedicated to the industry. The content will be managed by the Dissemination Group in agreement with the project Coordinator.

The Industry. XxxxxXxxxx.xxx is the convergence of the Internet and the automotive resale industry. The Companies meet a critical need for all areas of the industry by providing the consumer an enormous selection of inventory at the best possible prices on the planet, and provides the dealership an inexpensive channel of distribution to move their inventory. ONLINE AUTO SALES “Gone in 60 seconds - eBay sells a car every 60 seconds.” The first place serious buyers go when shopping for a new vehicle is the Internet. A study by X.X. Power and Associates found that of the 64% of new-vehicle buyers use the Internet while shopping for a car; 88% will visit automotive Web sites before going into a dealership for a test drive. In many cases, particularly with a Luxury Car, the buyer knows the make, model and color of the car they want, really don’t need a test drive, and would rather not deal with the salesperson at the dealership. Some industry experts speculate that there are over 15 million cars sold over the Internet each year, and this figure is growing. As previously mentioned, GM partnered with eBay on August 11, 2009 in a move that is part of the automakers’ recovery plan, that connects traditional dealerships to a specially designed portal. Through this portal users can browse car lots, negotiate prices and arrange financing. EBay reports selling a car every 60 seconds. Xxxxx Xxx of Jupiter Media Metrix confirms, “Consumers still perceive third-party auto sites to be more impartial and innovative, offering tools, chat rooms, and a breadth of links to services that were only recently adopted by some manufacturers.” Today, brick and mortar retail dealerships work in tandem with automotive Internet companies to sell more cars. While the Internet is the first place consumers go when they want to buy a car, their final step takes place in the showroom when they get to take the vehicle for a test drive. In a recent interview with a finance manager from a top 5 Luxury auto dealer, who requested to remain anonymous, stated, “Currently about 20% of the cars sold are over the Internet, but the dealership is expecting that to increase to about 50% in the next 5 years, and is positioning itself accordingly.” GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY United States, Japan, China, Germany and South Korea are the top five automobile manufacturing nations throughout the World. The U.S. is the world’s largest producer and consumer of motor vehicles and automobiles accounting for 6.6 million direct and...

The Industry. (for example, the nature of the business that the applicant develops or intends to develop, the possible absence of a liquid market exchange for the securities of the applicant, unusual competence conditions, among others)

The Industry