It is possible to include provisions concerning know-how in a document that is separate from a license contract.
It is also possible to include such provisions in a license contract.
The know-how may be communicated in a tangible form. Documents, photographs, blueprints, computer cards, and microfilm, among others, are illustrations of tangible forms. Such know-how in tangible form is sometimes referred to as “technical information or data.”
The know-how might also be communicated in an intangible form. Examples would be the supplier of the know-how explaining a process to the recipient, the recipient witnessing production by the supplier, or training of the recipient by the supplier.