licensing agreement
Permission to use
A licensing agreement is a legal contract granting permission to use something owned by another party—typically intellectual property like software, patents, trademarks, or creative works.
The agreement specifies terms: duration, territory, fees, and restrictions on use.
The licensing agreement prohibits redistributing the software.
Unlike a sale, ownership remains with the licensor; the licensee receives only specified rights.
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- music licensingAuthorization for commercial sound use
- employment contractBinding job terms document
exclusive rights · usage rights · trademark · royalty payments · limited time · production rights · contract · intellectual property · streaming rights · EULA · end user · proprietary software · renewal terms · permission · royalty · brand · terms · authorized
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- intangible assetsintangible assets, patent, copyright, trade secret, brand
- legal documentscontract, affidavit, deed, will, subpoena
- licensinglicensing board, application fee, renewal fee, licensing deal, licensing authority
- Licensing Termsroyalties, terms, conditions, exclusivity, duration
licensing agreementdeed of sale
Legal ownership transfer document
title transfer · purchase agreement · buyout · acquisition · sale
licensing agreementlicense revocation
Formal withdrawal of permission
injunction · prohibition · ban · revocation · restraining order
licensing agreementpiracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
infringement · unauthorized use · bootlegging · counterfeiting · copyright violation