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IP Health Check: licensing IP
This booklet is designed to give you an understanding of the potential benefits licensing intellectual property (IP) offers your business.
From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
20 June 2014
This publication was withdrawn on
This guide is no longer current and is not being updated. It has been replaced by the guide licensing intellectual property.
Documents
Licensing Intellectual Property
PDF, 832 KB, 36 pages
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Licensing Intellectual Property: checklist
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Licensing Intellectual Property: checklist
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Skeleton licence
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This guide is aimed at businesses that would like to use somebody else’s IP or that are considering allowing somebody else to use theirs.
This booklet:
contains an introduction to the concept of licensing intellectual property
gives an explanation of why businesses grant and take licences of intellectual property
sets out a checklist of the most common issues which you should consider before entering into any licence agreement
provides a list of other resources for those who want to learn more about licensing
provides a list of useful contacts
The supporting checklist sets out the major issues you need to think about before licensing IP.
Published 20 June 2014
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