外贸英语话题王 第113期:购买专利

 　　Purchase patents 购买专利

　　We'd like you to provide us with equipment. 我们想要你们给我们提供设备。

　　I am afraid that we can't.  恐怕不行。

　　Production costs have risen a great deal and we are now losing money.  因为生产成本已上涨了很多，我公司正在亏损。

　　However, we're quite willing to transfer the patent. 不过，我们愿意转让专利。

　　Well, it seems that we'll only consider buying the patent.  哦，看来我们只能考虑买专利了。

　　In what form will you transfer the patent? 你们将以什么形式转让专利？

　　We'd like to transfer the right to use the patent in the form of license¹. 我们想以许可证的形式转让专利使用权。

　　But the license only gives one the right to manufacture the equipment.  但许可证只给了制造设备的权利，

　　What about the technology not included in the patent? 不包括专利中的技术，这将如何办？

　　Don't worry.  不用担心。

　　We'll provide you with all the information and also five technicians needed to manufacture the equipment. 我们会给你们提供制造设备所需要的所有资料，还有五名技术人员。

　　OK, how long will you allow us to use the patent? 好，那你们允许我方使用专利多久？

　　5 years. 五年。

　　Well, how much will you ask? 你们要价多少？

　　We hope you will pay us 50,000$. 我们希望你们付50,000美金。

　　I am afraid we can not accept that.  恐怕我们不能接受这个价格。

　　We hope you can reduce by 1%. 我们希望你们能降低1%。

　　OK. 好吧。

　　I am glad we've come to an agreement on price.  很高兴我们在价格上达成协议。

　　We'll go on to the other terms and conditions at our next meeting. 下次见面，我们再研究其他条款。

　　All right. 好的。

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。