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Definition :

Know-how, means the information practical knowledge, techniques, and skill required to achieve some practical end, esp. in industry or technology. Know-how is considered intangible property in which rights may be bought and sold. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 878.

Is a modern and very useful colloquial expression of no precise meaning and was used in the agreement in the context of recital and not in relation to the expertise of an individual workman, is very apt and appropriate to include the Company's knowledge of process of preparation, packing and preservation of their products, especially having regard to the importance of such matters in tropical countries, Evans Medical Supplies Ltd. v. Moriatry (Inspector of Taxes), (1957) 1 All ER 336.