licensing fee
Use-rights payment required
A licensing fee is a payment for permission to use something owned or controlled by another party—intellectual property, software, a brand name, or a regulated activity.
Businesses pay licensing fees to use patented technology or trademarked characters.
Governments charge licensing fees for permits to operate: The restaurant's annual licensing fee covers health inspections.
Also called a license fee.
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
brand · proprietary · exclusive rights · infringement · protected · registered · portfolio
Payment for usage rights
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- remunerationPayment for work done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
proceeds · percentage · residuals · annuity · installment · one-time · recurring · upfront
Shared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- clauseProvision in agreement
- complianceAdhering to requirements
obligation · binding · provision · stipulation · enforcement · jurisdiction · amendment · renewal
Licensed business operation
- franchisingLicensing a business model
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
- licensorOne granting usage rights
- commercializationProfit-driven market introduction
monetization · marketplace · enterprise · startup · distribution · territory · exclusivity · vendor
Official written authorization
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
endorsement · grant · charter · access · entitlement · exemption · waiver · registration
patent
Obvious; inventor's monopoly
- trademarkRegistered commercial identifier
- copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
- trade secretHidden business knowledge
intellectual property · brand · proprietary · exclusive rights · infringement · protected · registered · portfolio
royalty
Payment for usage rights
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- remunerationPayment for work done
- compensationPayment for services rendered
payment · proceeds · percentage · residuals · annuity · installment · one-time · recurring · upfront · flat-rate
agreement
Shared position between parties
compliance · obligation · binding · provision · stipulation · enforcement · jurisdiction · amendment · renewal · expiry
franchise
Licensed business operation
- franchisingLicensing a business model
- sublicenseDerivative usage authorization
- licensorOne granting usage rights
commercialization · monetization · marketplace · enterprise · startup · distribution · territory · exclusivity · vendor · manufacturer
permit
Official written authorization
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · endorsement · grant · charter · access · entitlement · exemption · waiver · registration
- extra feesservice fee, service fees, delivery fee, processing fees, handling fee
- intellectual propertypatents, copyright, patent, trademark, trademarks
- billing feesmonthly fee, late fee, service charge, activation fee, cancellation fee
- licensingapplication fee, renewal fee, licensor, non-exclusive, sublicense
- pricing modelssubscription, volume discounts, bulk pricing, freemium, pay per use
- Proprietary Termspatent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, intellectual property
licensing feepurchase price
Money paid for acquisition
one-time purchase · full ownership · ownership · buyout · acquisition cost
licensing feefree license
Unlimited permission to act
public domain · free access · gratis · no charge · open source
license, licensed, unlicensed, licensing, licenses, licensee, licensees, licensable, licensing fees