Export Market Development Grants Rules 2021
27Designated connection to eligible product
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27 Designated connection to eligible product
Goods (1) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is goods if: (a) the person, or a related entity of the person, owns the goods; or (b) the person, or a related entity of the person, owns, or holds an exclusive licence for, one or more intellectual property rights in relation to the goods; or (c) the person is a representative body and members of the represented group have a designated connection to the goods within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b). Services (2) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is services if: (a) the person supplies the services; or (b) the person is a representative body and members of the represented group supply the services. Events (3) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is an event if: (a) the person provides the event; or (b) the person is the promoter of the event under a written arrangement with the person providing the event; or (c) the person is a representative body and members of the represented group have a designated connection to the event within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b). Intellectual property and know‑how (4) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is intellectual property or know‑how if: (a) the person is the owner of the intellectual property or know‑how; or (b) the person is licensed to promote the intellectual property or know‑how by its owner; or (c) the person is a representative body and members of the represented group have a designated connection to the intellectual property or know‑how within the meaning of paragraph (a) or (b). Software (5) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is software if: (a) the person owns, or holds an exclusive licence to use, copyright in the software or that part of the software that is in the form of intellectual property; and (b) to the extent that the software is also in the form of an eligible product that is goods—the person has a designated connection to the software within the meaning of subsection (1); and (c) to the extent that the software is also in the form of an eligible product that is services—the person has a designated connection to the software within the meaning of subsection (2); and (d) to the extent that the software is in the form of an eligible product that is intellectual property or know‑how other than copyright—the person has a designated connection to the software within the meaning of subsection (4). (6) A person has a designated connection to an eligible product that is software if the person is a representative body and members of the represented group have a designated connection to the software within the meaning of subsection (5).