См. также: licensor, licensing model, licence endorsement, licensed software
Licensors use license agreements to grant their licensees the right to use certain intellectual property, including software, trademarks, service marks, inventions, and patents. Besides the property being licensed and the royalty rates, license agreements can also include representations, warranties, termination provisions, terms of indemnification and dispute resolution clauses. (contracts.onecle.com)
licensing agreement – written contract under which the owner of a copyright, know how, patent, servicemark, trademark, or other intellectual property, allows a licensee to use, make, or sell copies of the original. Such agreements usually limit the scope or field of the licensee, and specify whether the license is exclusive or non-exclusive, and whether the licensee will pay royalties or some other consideration in exchange. (BusinessDictionary)
non-exclusive license. A license in which the same rights to an intellectual property granted to several licensees within the same scope or field, consecutively or simultaneously. (BusinessDictionary)
Business owners and professionals in the U.S. must operate within the guidelines set forth by federal and state laws that may require managers to acquire various business-related licenses. For example, a bar owner may have to obtain a license to sell alcohol and a lawyer may be required to obtain a legal license to practice law within a certain state. A licensee is a person who is granted a license. (smallbusiness.chron.com)
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