sublicensees
Downstream permission holders
Sublicensees are parties who receive rights from someone who already holds a license, rather than from the original rights holder.
When a company licenses intellectual property—software, patents, trademarks—the agreement may permit or prohibit granting sublicenses to others.
The software agreement explicitly named all sublicensees who could distribute the product.
Sublicensees typically operate under restrictions inherited from the original license and may have more limited rights than the primary licensee.
Formal mutual arrangements
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
- assigneesRecipients of delegated duties
transferees · covenants · obligations · rights · territories · exclusivity · terms · provisions
Connected member organizations
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- contractorsHired service providers
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- partnersJoint venture participants
entities · organizations · spin-offs · distributors · resellers · OEMs · integrators · developers
Exclusive rights to inventions
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- copyrightsLegal ownership of creations
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- technologyApplied scientific methods
proprietary · franchisees · distributors · manufacturers · content · media · IP · end-users
agreements
Formal mutual arrangements
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
assignees · transferees · covenants · obligations · rights · territories · exclusivity · terms · provisions · indemnification
affiliates
Connected member organizations
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- contractorsHired service providers
- vendorsThose who sell goods
partners · entities · organizations · spin-offs · distributors · resellers · OEMs · integrators · developers · publishers
patents
Exclusive rights to inventions
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- copyrightsLegal ownership of creations
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
technology · proprietary · franchisees · distributors · manufacturers · content · media · IP · end-users · derivative
sublicenseeslicensors
Those granting usage rights
patent holders · grantors · rightsholders · copyright holders · proprietors