The awarding of rights to perform, reproduce, distribute or digitally transmit a copyrighted work Performance rights usually come from one of three organizations that represent songwriters and publishers: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music Inc or SESAC Reproduction, distribution and digital transmission rights usually come from the original recording company The RIAA as a trade association does not have licensing authority However, it is helping to negotiate and administer the "statutory licenses" prescribed by law for certain kinds of digital transmissions of sound recordings
Contractual agreement granting permission to use intellectual property under specific conditions Licensing agreements, in which one company contracts to buy technology from another company, can be much faster, easier and cheaper to arrange than trying to challenge an intellectual property claim in court
A method of entering a foreign market in which the company enters into an agreement with a licensee in the foreign market, offering the right to use a manufacturing process, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other item of value for a fee or royalty
A strategy or practice of leasing or renting one's technology to others Can go sideways (competitors), upstream (vendors), or downstream (customers, resellers) A way one firm gains the right to use the creations of another May be exclusive or nonexclusive
The granting from the owner of a design to another party, certain rights related to the design This may include such things as the right to use, manufacture and sell the design
Right to use a property's logos and terminology on products for retail sale Note: While a sponsor will typically receive the right to include a property's marks on its packaging and advertising, sponsors are not automatically licensees Presenting sponsor The sponsor that has its name presented just below that of the sponsored property, i e , "The Kroger Senior Classic presented by Fifth Third, bank" or "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber presented by MCI "
The process whereby the Manufacturer shows compliance of the type design with the applicable safety requirements as required by the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)
A business arrangement in which the manufacturer of a product (or a firm with proprietary rights over technology, trademarks etc ) grants permission to an individual or company to manufacture the said product in return for specified royalties or other payment
A business arrangement in which the manufacturer of a product (or a firm controlling a technology or product) grants permission to some other group, individual or corporation to manufacture that product in return for specified royalties or payments
An automation system requires the library to obtain a user license, as with any type of software Licenses are usually purchased as either a site license, which allows the library to install the automation software on as many computers desired within a single building, or on a per-computer or per-network basis
A means of entering new markets, primarily used by manufacturing firms, by transferring the rights to produce and sell products overseas to a foreign firm In return, the licensing company receives a negotiated fee, normally in the form of a royalty
a business arrangement in which the manufacturer of a product lets some other group or individual manufacture that product for royalties or other payment
A variation of contracting out in which government grants a license to a private concern to sell a product or service that would not otherwise be allowed outside the public domain
A business arrangement in which the manufacturer of a product (or a firm with proprietary rights over certain technology, trademarks, etc ) grants permission to some other group or individual to manufacture that product (or make use of proprietary material) in return for specified royalties or other payment
A business arrangement in which the manufacturer (the licensor) of a product (or a firm with proprietary rights over certain technology trademarks, etc ) grants permission to some other group or individual to manufacture that product (or make use of that proprietary material, trademark, manufacturing process, patent, etc ) in return for specified royalties or other payment for the firm granting the license