• What is licensed and what may be done

  The licensed rights, any registrations, and a blank for permitted uses such as making, using, selling, adapting or incorporating.

• What may not be done and exclusivity

  Excluded uses, and a choice of exclusive, sole or non-exclusive with any conditions.

• Fees, reporting and records

  What is paid, minimums, reports, record keeping and checking, with a threshold for who pays for an examination.

• What the licensor provides and improvements

  Drawings, know-how, support, and who owns improvements either party makes.

• Infringement claims and ending

  Who handles infringement by others, what happens if a claim is made against the licensee's use, and stock, return and what survives at the end.

An intellectual property licence agreement lets a licensee use rights the licensor holds, such as a design, technology, process, know-how, work, data or mark, for a stated purpose. It sets what the licensee may and may not do, exclusivity, territory and term, payment, reporting, improvements and what happens if someone alleges infringement.

It is a general form to complete by hand, for when a more specific form such as the trademark or software licence does not fit. It leaves every figure and period for the parties. It says the licensor makes only limited confirmations, not promises about validity or results.

Not sure? Talk to an attorney about your situation first.

These are separate documents, for different jobs.

• Licensing agreementsLet another party use something you own, on your terms.View document
• Trademark licensing agreementsLet another party use your trademark, on your terms.View document
• Software licensing agreementsSet the terms others can use your software on.View document
• IP assignment agreementsMake sure the IP someone creates belongs to the right owner.View document

• A designer licenses a design to a manufacturer
• A company licenses a process to a partner in one territory
• A licensee shares improvements with the licensor

• Non-disclosure agreementsKeep information shared between parties confidential.View document
• Confidentiality agreementsProtect sensitive information you need to share.View document
• Licensing agreementsLet another party use something you own, on your terms.View document
• Trademark assignment agreementsTransfer ownership of a trademark.View document