European Commission Publishes Revised EU Competition Rules for Technology Transfer Agreements

On Sept. 11, 2025, the European Commission published a draft for consultation of the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)1 and updated Technology Transfer Guidelines (Guidelines). This revision follows an evaluation of the current TTBER, which has been in force since May 1, 2014, and is set to expire on April 30, 2026.2 

The aim of this revision is to adapt the rules to recent market developments and case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. It also seeks to provide additional legal certainty for companies wishing to enter into technology transfer agreements.

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1 Communication from the Commission – Approval of the content of a draft for a Commission Regulation on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of technology transfer agreements and a draft for Commission Guidelines on the application of Article 101 of the Treaty to technology transfer agreements.

2 Commission Regulation (EU) No 316/2014 of March 21, 2014, on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of technology transfer agreements.