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A Licensing authority is an authority that grants licenses, for example the Coast Guard or Department of Transportation – the authority who has jurisdiction over either a geographical region, such as the coast of a country, or vessels plying their trade within its boundaries, or authority over its citizens, and meets their licensing requirements by providing testing, standards, renewal, etc. (Wikipedia)

37. For his part, a licensee cannot, first, apply to have his rights re-established on the sole ground that the proprietor of the mark has failed to act and has not complied with the time limit for requesting the renewal of the registration of that mark and, secondly, be permitted to go against the wishes of the proprietor of a mark who has consciously decided not to renew his registration. (InfoCuria, europa.eu)